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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session |
House: ED DPA 10-1-0-1 | APPROP DPA 18-0-0-0 |
HB 2196: schools; AEDs; CPR training; requirements
Sponsor: Representative Willoughby, LD 13
Caucus & COW
Establishes automated external defibrillator (AED) and training requirements for public high schools that sponsor an athletic team or sports program. Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2026 for AED and training requirements.
History
An AED is a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, if a controlled electrical charge to the heart should be performed to restore a viable cardiac rhythm. Unless otherwise exempted, a person who is a trained user of an AED has completed a state-approved course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an AED for the lay rescuer and first responder, including the course adopted by the American Heart Association in effect as of December 31, 1998 (A.R.S. § 36-2261).
Provisions
1. Requires, beginning August 1, 2025, each public school that provides instruction to students in the 9th-12th grades and that sponsors an athletic team or sports program to:
a) provide an AED at each school campus and school-sponsored athletic event;
b) ensure that each AED is:
i. in an unlocked location that is accessible during the school day and at each venue where any school-sponsored athletic event is held;
ii. in a location where it may be promptly retrieved and used at the school or any school-sponsored athletic event;
iii. maintained in good working order and tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines; and
c) require each coach to complete a state-approved course that provides instruction in CPR, first aid and the use of AEDs and that follows nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular guidelines. (Sec. 1)
2. Allows a school district or charter school to accept gifts, grants and donations for the prescribed AED and training requirements. (Sec. 1)
3. Appropriates an unspecified amount from the state GF in FY 2026 to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to implement the prescribed AED and training requirements. (Sec. 2)
4. Instructs ADE to distribute appropriated monies to schools that have 50% or more of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches (FRPL) for:
a) purchasing and maintaining AEDs;
b) purchasing CPR training kits;
c) providing the state-approved course for coaches; and
d) purchasing other goods and services identified by ADE that are necessary for implementing the AED and training requirements. (Sec. 2)
5. Defines AED, school-sponsored athletic event and training. (Sec. 1)
Amendments
Committee on Education
1. Removes the requirement that a public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sports program provide an AED at each school campus.
2. Specifies a public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sport program must provide an AED at each school-sponsored athletic event where students are present.
3. Modifies the location requirements for an AED by requiring the AED to either be at each venue where any school-sponsored athletic event is held or in a location from which it may be promptly retrieved and used at any school-sponsored athletic event.
4. Broadens the training requirement for coaches by requiring each coach to complete a training course, rather than a state-approved course, that provides instruction in CPR, first aid and the use of AEDs.
5. Replacements the requirement that ADE distribute the appropriated monies only to schools in which 50% or more of students are eligible for FRPL with the requirement that ADE prioritize the distribution of appropriated monies to schools in which 50% or more of students are eligible for FRPL.
Committee on Appropriations
1. Removes the requirement that a public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sports program provide an AED at each school campus.
2. Specifies a public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sport program must provide an AED at each school-sponsored athletic event where students are present.
3. Modifies the location requirement for an AED by requiring the AED to either be at each venue where any school-sponsored athletic event is held or in a location from which it may be promptly retrieved and used at any school-sponsored athletic event.
4. Broadens the training requirement for coaches by requiring each coach to complete a training course, rather than a state-approved course, that provides instruction in CPR, first aid and the use of AEDs.
5. Replaces the requirement that ADE distribute the appropriated monies only to schools in which 50% or more of students are eligible for FRPL with the requirement that ADE distribute appropriated monies to any school that has a total ending cash balance of $5,000,000 or less according to the most recent annual financial report published by the school.
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