H7661

	2016 -- H 7661
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS

	Introduced By: Representatives Giarrusso, Casey, Morin, Messier, and Malik
	Date Introduced: February 24, 2016
	Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 16-11 of the General Laws entitled "Certification of Teachers [See
2	Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding
3	thereto the following section:
4	16-11-8. Emergency first aid, CPR and automated external defibrillator training
5	required. -- Every person seeking initial certification or recertification under this chapter shall
6	provide evidence of completion of certification or training in emergency first aid,
7	cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED).
8	The certification or training program shall be developed by the commissioner of elementary and
9	secondary education and shall be based on the current national evidence-based emergency
10	cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated
11	external defibrillator, such as a program developed by the American Heart Association or the
12	American Red Cross. The board of education shall provide a waiver for this requirement for any
13	person with a disability whose disability prohibits such person from completing the certification
14	or training, and for any person employed in a school which does not possess an AED device.
15	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
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1	This act would require that teachers be certified in the use of first aid, cardiopulmonary
2	resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (AED) use prior to teacher certification, with
3	exceptions for those who are disabled and those employed in a school which lacks an AED
4	device.
5	This act would take effect upon passage.
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