SB 830 — Student Cardiac and Medical Emergencies

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 830 By the CommitteesCommittee on FiscalHealth Policy;

and HealthSenator Policy;Collins 588-02645-24 2024830c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to youth athletic activities;

and Senators Collins and Simon 594-03384-24 2024830c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to student cardiac and medical emergencies;

providing a short title;

creating s.

1003.457, F.S.;

requiring each public school to have at least one automated external defibrillator on school grounds;

providing requirements for such defibrillators;

encouraging public schools to have a sufficient number of defibrillators on school grounds, as determined by the Cardiac Emergency Response Plan, to allow a person to retrieve one within a specified timeframe;

encouraging each public school to establish public and private partnerships and seek gifts, grants, and other donations for specified purposes;

encouraging each charter school and private school to have at least one defibrillator on school grounds and to comply with specified requirements;

authorizing such schools to utilize specified state contracts;

requiring that such schools be provided with certain protocols and plans;

providing immunity from liability for school employees and students under the Good Samaritan Act and the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act;

requiring the Department of Education to enter into statewide contracts for specified purposes;

requiring the Commissioner of Education, at his or her sole discretion, to create and disseminate specified protocols and plans relating to the use of defibrillators in schools;

requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;

revising the requirements for certain athletic Pagecoaches 1to include certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and the use of 5an CODING:automatic external defibrillator;

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 830 594-03384-24 2024830c2 coaches to include certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and the use of an automatic external defibrillator;

This act may be cited as the “HeartCharged Act.” Section 2.

Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

1003.457 Automated external defibrillators on school grounds.— (1)(a) In addition to the requirements of s.

1006.165, each public school must have at least one operational automated external defibrillator on school grounds.

Each defibrillator must be placed according to guidelines set by an organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care, including placement in a location that is unlocked and easily accessible to anyone at any time, including outside of the school year.

Such defibrillator may not be placed in the school’s athletic facilities.

Each defibrillator must have appropriate accompanying signage, including, but not limited to, signage at the defibrillator’s exact location directing responders to the building or room where the defibrillator is routinely kept.

Each defibrillator and all of its components must be maintained according to the manufacturer’s instructions and kept in proper working order.

Each school is encouraged to have or work towards acquiring and placing a sufficient number of defibrillators on school grounds, as determined by the Cardiac Emergency Response Page 2 of 5 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 830 594-03384-24 2024830c2 Plan, to allow a person to retrieve a defibrillator within 3 minutes after a cardiac or medical emergency in which the use of a defibrillator is needed anywhere on school grounds.

Each school is encouraged to establish public and private partnerships and seek grants, gifts, and other donations to cover the costs associated with the purchase, placement, and training in the use of a defibrillator.

(b) Each charter school and private school is encouraged to have at least one operational defibrillator on school grounds and to meet the requirements of paragraph (a).

A charter or private school that elects to comply with this section may utilize the statewide contracts under subsection (3) and will be provided with all protocols for the deployment and administration of defibrillators in schools, as disseminated pursuant to subsection (4).

(2) The use of defibrillators or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is immune from civil liability, pursuant to ss.

768.13 and 768.1325, also known as the Good Samaritan Act and the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, respectively.

(3) The Department of Education shall enter into statewide contracts for defibrillators, pursuant to the updated technologies and conveniences of available defibrillators on the market, to provide statewide discounts to schools and school districts.

(4) The Commissioner of Education, at his or her sole discretion, shall create and disseminate all of the following: