School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specifics about the exact content or format of CPR and AED training.

School Curriculum: Teaching CPR and Using AEDs

This law requires high schools to teach students how to perform compression-only CPR and use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as part of their health education curriculum starting from the 2027-28 school year.

What This Bill Does

• Requires governing boards of school districts or charter schools with grades 9 through 12 to provide instruction on performing compression-only CPR and using AEDs as part of a course required for graduation, beginning in the 2027–28 school year.
• Asks the State Department of Education to provide guidance on implementing these requirements before the start of the 2027-28 school year.
• Encourages the Instructional Quality Commission to include information about CPR and AED usage in future updates to the physical education framework after January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• School districts or charter schools with grades 9 through 12
• Students who are required to take health education courses for graduation

Terms To Know

Compression-only CPR

A method of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that focuses on chest compressions without rescue breaths.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

A portable device used to check a person's heart rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electric shock to help restore normal heart rhythm.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the exact content or format of the CPR and AED training.
• It is unclear how much funding will be provided for schools to implement these changes.

Official Summary Text

SB 945, as amended, Weber Pierson.
Pupil instruction:
School curriculum: physical education framework:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that requires a course in health education for graduation from high school to include instruction in performing compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as provided. Existing law also encourages those entities to provide to pupils general information on the use and importance of an automated external defibrillators (AED). Existing law further requires the State Department of Education to provide guidance on how to implement these provisions, including, but not limited to, who may provide instruction.
This bill would instead require, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that maintains any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to provide instruction in
performing compression-only CPR and how to use an AED as part of a course required for graduation. The bill would also require the department to provide guidance on how to implement these provisions before the commencement of the 2027–28 school year.
By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education.
This bill would require the commission, when the physical education framework is next revised after January 1, 2027, to consider including content on the importance, performance, and use of CPR and AEDs in that framework.

Current Bill Text

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