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SB1009 - 572R - S Ver
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high school students;
AED training
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1009
AN
ACT
Amending sections 15-718.01 and 43-1089.01,
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school curricula.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section
1.
1. Section
15-718.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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15-718.01.
Instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of
automated external defibrillators; exemptions; definitions
A.
On or before July 1, 2019,
School districts and charter schools shall provide public school pupils with
one or more training sessions in
both
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
, through the use of psychomotor skills in an
age-appropriate manner,
and the use of automated external
defibrillators
during high school. �This training
shall
must
be based on the most current national evidence-based
emergency cardiovascular care guidelines
, consistent with
national standards,
for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and
the use of automated external defibrillators
.
The
training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation must include training through the use
of psychomotor skills in an age-appropriate manner.
A
school district or charter school may assign homework to satisfy the
requirements of
this subsection and subsections B and E of
this section
,
if the completion of the homework is
verified by a teacher or parent.
B. School district or charter school instruction
that results in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
certification
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of
automated external defibrillators, or both,
must be provided by a
certified
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
trainer. This
subsection does not require a teacher or administrator who facilitates,
provides or oversees the instruction to be
an authorized
a certified
trainer
of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
if the instruction does not result in
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
certification
in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation or the use of automated external defibrillators, or both
.
C. The instruction provided
under
pursuant to
subsection A of this section must include the
hands-on practicing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and
the use of automated external defibrillators
, except for students who
are enrolled in an online school as defined in section 15-808.
D. A
school district or charter
school shall excuse a
pupil
shall be excused
from
the instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and the use of
automated external defibrillators
at the request of either:
1. The pupil's parent.
2. A pupil who provides written documentation that
the pupil has previously received training in or is currently certified in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
or the use of automated external
defibrillators, or both
.
3. If the pupil is a child with a disability as
defined in section 15-731, the pupil's individualized education program
team if the individualized education program team makes a determination to
excuse the pupil from the instruction.
E. A school district or charter school may accept
from any person, public entity or other legal entity in-kind donations of
materials, equipment or services that may be used in the instruction on
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
or the use of automated external
defibrillators, or both
.
F. A
school district or charter school may use any of the following persons to
provide instruction and training pursuant to this section:
1. Emergency
medical technicians.
2. Paramedics.
3. Fire
department personnel.
4. Police
officers.
5. Representatives
of the American heart association.
6. Representatives
of the American red cross.
7. Teachers.
8. Other
school employees.
9. Other
similarly qualified persons.
G. For the purposes of this section
:
,
1. "Automated external
defibrillator" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2261.
2.
"Psychomotor
skills" means sequences of physical actions that are practiced in a manner
that supports cognitive learning.
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Sec.
2.
2. Section
43-1089.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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43-1089.01.
Tax credit; public school fees and contributions; definitions
A. A
credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by this title for the amount of any
fees paid or cash contributions made by a taxpayer or on the taxpayer's behalf
pursuant to section 43-401, subsection G during the taxable year to a
public school located in this state for the following public school purposes:
1. Standardized
testing for college credit or readiness offered by a widely recognized and
accepted educational testing organization.
2. The
career and technical education industry certification assessment.
3. Preparation
courses and materials for standardized testing.
4.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Training
in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of automated external defibrillators,
or both,
pursuant to section 15-718.01.
5. Extracurricular
activities.
6. Character
education programs.
7. From and after June
30, 2019 through June 30, 2029:
(a) Acquiring capital
items, as defined in the uniform system of financial records, including those
items listed in section 15-903, subsection C, paragraphs 2 through 8.
(b) Community
school meal programs. An amount paid by an individual to receive a
meal or a meal card does not qualify as a fee or donation for community school
meal programs.
(c) Student
consumable health care supplies.
(d) Playground
equipment and shade structures for playground equipment.
B. The
amount of the credit shall not exceed:
1. $200
for a single individual or a head of household.
2. $400
for a married couple filing a joint return.
C. A
husband and wife who file separate returns for a taxable year in which they
could have filed a joint return may each claim only one-half of the tax
credit that would have been allowed for a joint return.
D. The
credit allowed by this section is in lieu of any deduction pursuant to section
170 of the internal revenue code and taken for state tax purposes.
E. If
the allowable tax credit exceeds the taxes otherwise due under this title on
the claimant's income, or if there are no taxes due under this title, the
taxpayer may carry the amount of the claim not used to offset the taxes under
this title forward for not more than five consecutive taxable years' income tax
liability.
F. The
site council of the public school that receives contributions that are not
designated for a specific purpose shall determine how the contributions are
used at the school site. If a charter school does not have a site council, the
principal, director or chief administrator of the charter school shall
determine how the contributions that are not designated for a specific purpose
are used at the school site.� If at the end of a fiscal year a public school
has unspent contributions that were previously designated for a specific
purpose or program and that purpose or program has been discontinued or has not
been used for two consecutive fiscal years, these contributions shall be
considered undesignated in the following fiscal year for the purposes of this
subsection, and the site council may transfer these undesignated contributions
to any school within the same school district.
G. A
public school that receives fees or a cash contribution pursuant to subsection
A of this section shall report to the department, in a form prescribed by the
department, by February 28 of each year the following information:
1. The
total number of fee and cash contribution payments received during the previous
calendar year.
2. The
total dollar amount of fees and contributions received during the previous
calendar year.
3. The
total dollar amount of fees and contributions spent by the school during the
previous calendar year, categorized by specific standardized testing,
preparation courses and materials for standardized testing, extracurricular
activity or character education program.
H. For
the purposes of this section, a contribution for which a credit is claimed and
that is made on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the
close of the taxable year may be applied to either the current or preceding taxable
year and is considered to have been made on the last day of that taxable year.
I. For
the purposes of this section:
1. "Career
and technical education industry certification assessment" means an
assessment for career and technical preparation programs for pupils.
2. "Character
education programs" means a program described in section 15-719.
3. "Community
school meal program" means a school meal program that takes place before
or after the regular school day on school property.
4. "Extracurricular
activities" means school-sponsored activities that may require
enrolled students to pay a fee in order to participate, including fees for:
(a) Band uniforms.
(b) Equipment or
uniforms for varsity athletic activities.
(c) Scientific
laboratory materials.
(d) In-state
or out-of-state trips that are solely for competitive events. Extracurricular
activities do not include any senior trips or events that are recreational,
amusement or tourist activities.
5. "Public
school" means a school that is part of a school district, a career
technical education district or a charter school.
6. "Standardized
testing for college credit or readiness" includes the SAT, PSAT, ACT,
advanced placement and international baccalaureate diploma tests and other
similar tests.
7. "Student
consumable health care supplies" includes tissues, hand wipes, bandages
and other health care consumables that are generally used by children.
8. "Widely
recognized and accepted educational testing organization" means the
college board, the ACT, the international baccalaureate and other organizations
that are widely recognized and accepted by colleges and universities in the
United States and that offer college credit and readiness examinations.
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