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HOUSE
FILE
737
BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
school
health-related
emergency
1
response
plan
competitive
grant
program
within
the
2
department
of
education,
making
appropriations,
and
3
including
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
280.16B
relating
to
the
development
and
4
implementation
of
a
cardiac
emergency
response
plan
in
the
same
5
manner
as
a
school
district.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
9
requirements
of
section
280.16B
relating
to
the
development
and
10
implementation
of
a
cardiac
emergency
response
plan
in
the
same
11
manner
as
a
school
district.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.16B
School
health-related
13
emergency
response
plan
competitive
grant
program.
14
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
15
a.
“Athletic
emergency
action
plan”
means
written
guidelines
16
and
templates
for
the
documentation
of
emergency
planning
to
17
help
prepare
individuals
for
a
catastrophic
injury
situation
18
that
occurs
during
physical
education
or
an
extracurricular
19
athletic
activity
or
contest.
20
b.
“Automated
external
defibrillator”
means
a
lightweight,
21
portable
device
that
delivers
an
electric
shock
through
the
22
chest
to
the
heart
to
stop
an
irregular
heartbeat
and
allow
23
normal
heartbeat
rhythm
to
resume
following
cardiac
arrest.
24
c.
“Cardiac
emergency
response
plan”
means
a
written
25
document
that
satisfies
all
of
the
following
requirements:
26
(1)
Establishes
the
specific
steps
to
be
taken
by
employees
27
or
contractors
of
a
school
to
respond
to
incidents
involving
28
an
individual
experiencing
cardiac
arrest
or
a
similar
29
life-threatening
emergency
on
school
property,
during
physical
30
education,
during
an
extracurricular
athletic
activity
or
31
contest,
during
practice
associated
with
an
extracurricular
32
athletic
activity
or
contest,
or
during
a
school-sponsored
33
activity,
and
to
reduce
the
likelihood
of
the
individual’s
34
death
from
cardiac
arrest
or
a
similar
life-threatening
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emergency.
1
(2)
Integrates
core
elements
of
guidance
adopted
by
the
2
American
heart
association.
3
d.
“School”
means
all
of
the
following:
4
(1)
A
school
district
organized
pursuant
to
chapter
274.
5
(2)
An
accredited
nonpublic
school.
6
(3)
A
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256E.
7
(4)
A
charter
school
or
innovation
zone
school
established
8
pursuant
to
chapter
256F.
9
2.
If
the
general
assembly
appropriates
moneys
to
the
10
school
health-related
emergency
response
plan
competitive
11
grant
program
fund
established
pursuant
to
subsection
5,
12
the
department
of
education
shall
develop
and
administer
a
13
school
health-related
emergency
response
plan
competitive
14
grant
program
to
provide
grants
to
schools
to
offset
the
costs
15
associated
with
the
school’s
development
and
implementation
of
16
a
cardiac
emergency
response
plan
that
satisfies
all
of
the
17
following
requirements:
18
a.
Establishes
a
cardiac
emergency
response
team
and
19
activates
the
team
in
response
to
an
individual
experiencing
20
cardiac
arrest
or
a
similar
life-threatening
emergency
21
on
school
property,
during
physical
education,
during
an
22
extracurricular
athletic
activity
or
contest,
during
practice
23
associated
with
an
extracurricular
athletic
activity
or
24
contest,
or
during
a
school-sponsored
activity.
25
b.
Requires
the
placement
of
automated
external
26
defibrillators
on
school
property
pursuant
to
guidance
adopted
27
by
the
American
heart
association
and
in
such
a
manner
that
all
28
of
the
following
requirements
are
satisfied:
29
(1)
An
employee
or
contractor
of
a
school
is
able
to
place
30
an
automated
external
defibrillator
on
an
individual
on
school
31
property
within
three
minutes
after
the
individual
experiences
32
cardiac
arrest.
33
(2)
Each
automated
external
defibrillator
is
available
in
34
an
unlocked
location
on
school
property
that
is
accessible
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during
the
school
day
and
during
any
extracurricular
1
athletic
activity
or
contest,
practice
associated
with
2
an
extracurricular
athletic
activity
or
contest,
or
3
school-sponsored
activity.
4
(3)
Each
automated
external
defibrillator
is
identified
5
using
appropriate
signage.
6
c.
Requires
routine
maintenance
of
automated
external
7
defibrillators
on
school
property
according
to
the
8
manufacturer’s
operational
guidelines.
9
d.
Requires
the
school
to
provide
information
to
emergency
10
medical
services
providers
related
to
the
school’s
automated
11
external
defibrillators,
including
the
type
of
automated
12
external
defibrillator
placed
on
school
property
and
the
13
location
of
each
automated
external
defibrillator
placed
on
14
school
property.
15
e.
Requires
the
distribution
of
the
cardiac
emergency
16
response
plan
to
all
attendance
centers
within
the
school
17
system.
18
f.
Requires
ongoing
training
and
certification
for
coaches,
19
school
nurses,
athletic
trainers,
and,
when
appropriate,
other
20
employees
or
contractors,
in
first
aid,
the
administration
21
of
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation,
and
the
use
of
automated
22
external
defibrillators.
23
g.
Requires
annual
drills
to
practice
the
execution
of
the
24
cardiac
emergency
response
plan.
25
h.
Requires
that
local
emergency
medical
services
providers
26
be
contacted
in
the
event
an
individual
experiences
cardiac
27
arrest
or
a
similar
life-threatening
emergency
on
school
28
property,
during
physical
education,
during
an
extracurricular
29
athletic
activity
or
contest,
during
practice
associated
with
30
an
extracurricular
athletic
activity
or
contest,
or
during
a
31
school-sponsored
activity.
32
i.
Requires
ongoing
review
and
evaluation
of
the
cardiac
33
emergency
response
plan
on
at
least
an
annual
basis.
34
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an
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3.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
1
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section,
including
2
rules
relating
to
grant
application
materials,
eligibility
3
requirements,
and
award
criteria.
4
4.
Moneys
awarded
under
this
section
shall
be
used
to
5
supplement,
not
supplant,
existing
public
funding
used
by
a
6
school
district
for
similar
purposes.
7
5.
A
school
health-related
emergency
response
plan
8
competitive
grant
program
fund
is
established
in
the
state
9
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
education.
All
10
moneys
deposited
or
paid
into
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
11
the
department
of
education
to
be
used
for
grants
awarded
as
12
provided
under
this
section.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
13
moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
14
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
15
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
16
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
17
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
18
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
years
19
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2026.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
establishes
the
school
health-related
emergency
24
response
plan
competitive
grant
program
within
the
department
25
of
education
(DE).
26
The
bill
defines
“athletic
emergency
action
plan”
as
written
27
guidelines
and
templates
for
the
documentation
of
emergency
28
planning
to
help
prepare
individuals
for
a
catastrophic
29
injury
situation
that
occurs
during
physical
education
or
an
30
extracurricular
athletic
activity
or
contest.
The
bill
defines
31
“automated
external
defibrillator”
as
a
lightweight,
portable
32
device
that
delivers
an
electric
shock
through
the
chest
to
the
33
heart
to
stop
an
irregular
heartbeat
and
allow
normal
heartbeat
34
rhythm
to
resume
following
cardiac
arrest.
The
bill
also
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defines
“cardiac
emergency
response
plan”
to
mean
a
written
1
document
that
establishes
the
specific
steps
to
be
taken
by
2
employees
or
contractors
of
a
school
to
respond
to
incidents
3
involving
an
individual
experiencing
cardiac
arrest
or
a
4
similar
life-threatening
emergency
on
school
property,
during
5
physical
education,
during
an
extracurricular
athletic
activity
6
or
contest,
during
practice
associated
with
an
extracurricular
7
athletic
activity
or
contest,
or
during
a
school-sponsored
8
activity,
and
to
reduce
the
likelihood
of
the
individual’s
9
death
from
cardiac
arrest
or
a
similar
life-threatening
10
emergency,
and
that
integrates
core
elements
of
guidance
11
adopted
by
the
American
heart
association.
Additionally,
12
the
bill
defines
“school”
as
a
school
district,
accredited
13
nonpublic
school,
charter
school,
or
innovation
zone
school.
14
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
general
assembly
appropriates
15
moneys
to
the
school
health-related
emergency
response
plan
16
competitive
grant
program
fund,
DE
is
required
to
develop
17
and
administer
a
school
health-related
emergency
response
18
plan
competitive
grant
program
to
provide
grants
to
schools
19
to
offset
the
costs
associated
with
the
school’s
development
20
and
implementation
of
a
cardiac
emergency
response
plan
that
21
satisfies
the
requirements
established
in
the
bill.
The
state
22
board
of
education
is
required
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
23
the
school
health-related
emergency
response
plan
competitive
24
grant
program.
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
awarded
under
the
25
school
health-related
emergency
response
plan
competitive
grant
26
program
shall
be
used
to
supplement,
not
supplant,
existing
27
public
funding
used
by
a
school
district
for
similar
purposes.
28
The
bill
applies
to
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
29
2026.
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