2023 -- H 5480

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $105,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT

OF HEALTH TO IMPLEMENT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOLS

     Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, Cotter, Spears, Bennett, Boylan, Casey,
Costantino, Donovan, Ajello, and Diaz

     Date Introduced: February 08, 2023

     Referred To: House Finance

     WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death; and

     WHEREAS, More than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital

every year, and only 1 in 10 survive, most likely because they received timely CPR; and

     WHEREAS, About 90 percent of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a

hospital will die; and

     WHEREAS, Given right away, CPR doubles or triples survival rates; and

     WHERAS, Cardiac arrest is reversible if it's treated within a few minutes; and

     WHEREAS, Training early and often - starting with middle and high school students -

supports the concept of CPR and AED training across the lifespan, creating a culture of action

that prepares and motivates lay responders to take action immediately upon witnessing a cardiac

arrest; and

     WHEREAS, Rhode Island requires that students are trained in CPR before graduation.

Public funding is essential in order to ensure that all schools have the available resources needed

to establish and implement CPR training programs for high school students; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2023-2024, the sum of one hundred five thousand

dollars ($105,000) to the RI Department of Health to implement CPR training in high schools;

and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general

treasurer for the payment of said sum, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $105,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT

OF HEALTH TO IMPLEMENT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOLS

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $105,000 to the Rhode

Department of Health to implement CPR in High Schools.

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