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Committee backs HB256 to require AED accessibility at school athletic events
Summary
The committee recommended a due pass for HB256 after testimony from health experts and education officials noting that AEDs and emergency plans improve survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; the bill would require at least one AED available at athletic events and clear AED placement in schools.
The House Education Committee moved and approved a due-pass recommendation on House Bill 256, which would amend the Emergency Medication in Schools Act to require that schools include cardiac emergency situations in athletic-event emergency plans and ensure accessible, clearly marked automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) during athletic activities.
Representative Pamela Herndon said the bill would require schools to determine multiple appropriate locations for AEDs or make them readily available…
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