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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, McNamara, Tanzi, Ajello, and Canario

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 16-22-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-22 entitled

"Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby

amended to read as follows:

     16-22-15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. -- (a) The department of

elementary and secondary education shall develop and prescribe a cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(CPR) training course for public school students in the state. The course shall be established in

accordance with the requirements and criteria obtained from the Red Cross and/or the American

Heart Association and the director of the department of health.

      (b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate course

guidelines including the age or grade level of pupils required to receive cardiopulmonary

resuscitation (CPR) training. This shall at a minimum include psychomotor skill-based

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and an overview of automated external defibrillator

(AED) use for all high school students prior to graduation. "Psychomotor skill" is defined as the

use of hands-on practicing to support cognitive learning. Cognitive-only training does not qualify.

Formal certification is not required.

      (c) The school committees of the several cities, towns, and school districts shall provide

for the incorporation of the course in training in existing health education courses. The

department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a procedure for monitoring

adherence to this section.

     (d) Appropriation. The sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) is hereby

appropriated for fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the director of health for the purchase

of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mannequins. Mannequins shall be distributed to all high

schools in the state to aid with the implementation of the CPR training requirement established

pursuant to this section.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM

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     This act would appropriate seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for the fiscal year

2016 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mannequins and CPR training.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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