Commissioners urge a working group to implement AB 310 (Nevaeh's law) AED and CPR requirements for youth sports

A commissioner raised AB 310 (referred to in the meeting as "Nevaeh's law"), reminding the commission that, beginning Jan. 1, youth-sports programs must provide CPR/AED/first-aid training for adult supervisors and ensure AED access.

Commissioners and staff discussed the law's practical and financial burdens for community organizations that frequently share fields: an AED can cost several thousand dollars and many community fields host multiple simultaneous activities, which makes placing an AED at every practice site costly and logistically complex. The commissioner proposing the item suggested a collaborative approach — pooled devices at shared facilities and joint training — rather than placing the full cost on individual nonprofits.

Staff and commissioners proposed forming either a commission committee or a broader working group to include sports organizations, city risk-management, and legal counsel to clarify compliance needs and liability questions. City staff noted that the city's risk-management vendor already provides AEDs for municipal buildings and is working with the city to add an AED at the Plunge; staff said they will check requirements with risk management and legal and report back.

Why it matters: The law imposes statewide requirements on youth-sports programs that could increase costs for small nonprofit organizers and requires logistical planning for AED placement at shared-use facilities. Commission consensus favored collaborative planning to share devices and training rather than leaving each organization to solve compliance alone.

Next steps: Commissioners asked staff to convene stakeholders, consult risk management and legal counsel, and return with recommendations, including whether a standing committee or short-term working group is the best vehicle.