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Committee backs bill requiring cardiac emergency plans and AED access in Wyoming schools
Summary
HB 115 would require school districts to adopt cardiac emergency response plans, make automated external defibrillators (AEDs accessible and identified), require staff training, and provide an appropriation from the school foundation account; the committee passed the bill after survivor testimony and public-health advocacy.
Representative Veil presented House Bill 115 to require school districts to establish cardiac emergency response plans aligned with nationally recognized evidence-based practices, to place identified and accessible AEDs in schools, and to require regular training for school nurses, coaches, and other appropriate personnel. The sponsor said the bill includes a state appropriation from the school foundation account to…
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