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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, McNamara, Tanzi, Ajello, and Canario

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 16-22-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-22 entitled

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"Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby

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amended to read as follows:

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     16-22-15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. -- (a) The department of

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elementary and secondary education shall develop and prescribe a cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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(CPR) training course for public school students in the state. The course shall be established in

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accordance with the requirements and criteria obtained from the Red Cross and/or the American

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Heart Association and the director of the department of health.

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      (b) The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate course

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guidelines including the age or grade level of pupils required to receive cardiopulmonary

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resuscitation (CPR) training. This shall at a minimum include psychomotor skill-based

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and an overview of automated external defibrillator

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(AED) use for all high school students prior to graduation. "Psychomotor skill" is defined as the

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use of hands-on practicing to support cognitive learning. Cognitive-only training does not qualify.

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Formal certification is not required.

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      (c) The school committees of the several cities, towns, and school districts shall provide

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for the incorporation of the course in training in existing health education courses. The

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department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a procedure for monitoring

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adherence to this section.

 

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     (d) Appropriation. The sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) is hereby

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appropriated for fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the director of health for the purchase

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of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mannequins. Mannequins shall be distributed to all high

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schools in the state to aid with the implementation of the CPR training requirement established

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pursuant to this section.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM

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     This act would appropriate seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for the fiscal year

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2016 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mannequins and CPR training.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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