KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Alaska

HB92 • 2026

CPR CURRICULUM

An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; and providing for an effective date.

Education Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES EISCHEID, Gray, Galvin
Last action
2025-04-11
Official status
(H) EDC
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text specifies the Department of Education and Early Development as 'the department,' which was shortened to 'Department of Education' for readability.

HB92: CPR Curriculum for Alaska Public Schools

This law requires the Department of Education to create a curriculum teaching hands-only CPR and defibrillator use in public schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from the list of topics that school districts are only encouraged to teach.
  • Requires the Department of Education to adopt curricula for instructing students on hands-only CPR.
  • Allows certified instructors, emergency medical personnel, or teachers with valid certificates to lead these classes.
  • Mandates that schools offer this instruction in any grade level chosen by the department.
  • Requires lessons to include both classroom learning and hands-on practice.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Education
  • Public school districts across Alaska
  • Students in grades selected for CPR instruction

Terms To Know

Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
A method of saving a life by pushing on the chest without giving mouth-to-mouth breaths.
Automated external defibrillator
A portable machine that can shock the heart to restart it during cardiac arrest.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which grade levels must receive this instruction.
  • Schools may use videos for defibrillator training if in-person teaching is unavailable, but hands-on practice is still required for CPR skills.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-11 706

    (H) PRIME SPONSOR CHANGED: EISCHEID REPLACED GRAY

  2. 2025-02-14 189

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  3. 2025-02-10 161

    (H) REFERRED TO EDUCATION

  4. 2025-02-10 161

    (H) EDC, FIN

  5. 2025-02-10 161

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

CPR CURRICULUM
An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB0092a -1- HB 92
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

34-LS0555\A

HOUSE BILL NO. 92

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVES EISCHEID, Gray, Galvin

Introduced: 2/10/25
Referred: Education, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating 1
to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Developm ent; and providing for 2
an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 14.30.360(a) is amended to read: 5
(a) Each district in the stat e public school system shall be e ncouraged to 6
initiate and conduct a program in health education for kinderga rten through grade 12. 7
The program should include instruction in physical health and p ersonal safety 8
including alcohol and drug abuse education, [CARDIOPULMONARY 9
RESUSCITATION (CPR),] early cancer prevention and detection, de ntal health, 10
family health including infant ca re, environmental health, the identification and 11
prevention of child abuse, child abduction, neglect, sexual abu se, and domestic 12
violence, and appropriate use of health services. 13
* Sec. 2. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 14
34-LS0555\A
HB 92 -2- HB0092a
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

Sec. 14.30.363. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation education. The department 1
shall adopt curricula to instruct public school students on hands-only cardiopulmonary 2
resuscitation. The department sha ll determine which grade level s are required to 3
receive instruction under this section and adopt curricula that is appropriate for each of 4
those grade levels. A person hol ding a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation 5
instructor certificate, a license or certificate to provide eme rgency medical services 6
under AS 18.08.082, or a current teach er certificate issued und er AS 14.20 may 7
present the curriculum to students. Each public school providin g instruction to 8
students in grades for which this curriculum has been adopted s hall offer the 9
instruction. The curricula must 10
(1) be based on current national, evidence-based emergency 11
cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 12
(2) incorporate hands-on practice in addition to cognitive learning; 13
(3) include instruction in the appropriate use of an automated external 14
defibrillator, which may be taught using video or other means i f in-person instruction 15
is not available. 16
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect August 25, 2025. 17