ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB4043: training; AEDs; CPR; school personnel

Sponsor: Representative Weninger, LD 13

Committee on Education

Overview

Requires, beginning August 1, 2027, each school district and charter school to ensure at least one employee at each school successfully completes a training course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first-aid and use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

History

Laws 2025, Chapter 242 requires, as session law, each public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sports program to provide an AED at each school campus. This requirement is repealed on August 1, 2026.

Statute requires, beginning August 1, 2026, each public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sports program to provide an AED at each school campus and school-sponsored athletic event and ensure that each AED provided is: 1) in an unlocked location that is clearly marked and easily accessible during the school day and at each school sponsored athletic event; 2) in a location that complies with guidelines established by a nationally recognized organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care and from which it may be promptly retrieved and used at the school or school-sponsored athletic event; and 3) maintained in working order and tested according to manufacturer's guidelines. A school district or charter school may accept gifts, grants and donations to provide AEDs (A.R.S. § 15-120.07).

Provisions

1. Mandates, beginning August 1, 2027, each school district and charter school to ensure that at least one employee at each school successfully completes a training course in CPR, first-aid and the use of AEDs that follows nationally recognized cardiovascular care guidelines.

2. Makes conforming changes.

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6. Initials CH/JD HB 4043

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