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Committee backs bill requiring school cardiac-response plans and funding for AEDs and training
Summary
House Bill 115 would require school cardiac-event response plans and provide limited funding for training and AEDs; sponsors and witnesses said AED access and training increase survival, while members questioned whether the fiscal note covers procurement and long-term maintenance.
The House Appropriations Committee voted Feb. 17 to advance House Bill 115, which requires school districts and charter schools to develop cardiac-event response plans and provides funding to acquire and maintain AEDs and related training.
Representative Byron, the sponsor, said the bill—requested by charter schools—would expand planning and funding statewide and that he will introduce an amendment to explicitly include charter schools.…
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