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SF3548 • 2026

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provision

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provision

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Westlin, Boldon, Cwodzinski, Mann, Abeler
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Education Policy
Effective date
Not listed

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provision

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provision

What This Bill Does

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provision

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Education Policy

  2. 2026-03-11 House

    Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. 2026-02-23 House

    Author added Boldon

  4. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provision

Current Bill Text

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relating to education; requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and

automated external defibrillator training for coaches; amending Minnesota Statutes

2025 Supplement, section 121A.241, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.241, is amended by adding

a subdivision to read:

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Subd. 3.

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CPR and AED training.

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(a) Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, all high

school and middle school athletic coaches and assistant coaches employed by a school

district or charter school must obtain and maintain current training in cardiopulmonary

resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). After obtaining

initial training, coaches and assistant coaches must receive training at least once every two

calendar years thereafter on an ongoing basis. Training must be consistent with national,

evidence-based, emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.

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(b) An individual described in this section who performs CPR or uses an AED in the

course of that individual's employment as an athletic coach is not liable in a civil action for

damages resulting from an act or omission occurring in that performance, except for an act

or omission constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

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