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Board staff warn CPR training assurance became an unfunded mandate after session
Summary
Committee members were told the legislature removed grant funding for hands‑on CPR training; the certification requirement remains in statute and the assurance was moved to the LEA assurances document, prompting questions about who will pay for training and recertification.
Grants compliance staff told the finance committee that, following the recent legislative session, a state assurance requiring LEAs to certify CPR training has been added to the LEA annual assurances document even though the dedicated grant funding that previously supported hands‑on CPR and AED instruction was removed.
Jody Parker, the board’s health education specialist, said statute (53G10408) still requires…
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