l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 564

CPR/AED; require to be included in physical education curriculum as a requirement for graduation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-134, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND USE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) BE INCLUDED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 9-12 as a graduation requirement; TO REQUIRE THAT THE CURRICULUM INCORPORATE INSTRUCTION OF PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; TO REQUIRE THE INSTRUCTION TO BE BASED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, OR ANOTHER PROGRAM WHICH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND USES THE MOST CURRENT NATIONAL EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY CARDIOVASCULAR CARE GUIDELINES; TO EXEMPT LICENSED TEACHER FROM REQUIRING CERTIFICATION AS A TRAINER OF CPR OR AED TO FACILITATE THE INSTRUCTION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING ADHERENCE TO THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

8 co-sponsors

Gene Alday, Manly Barton, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Becky Currie, Bill Kinkade, Doug McLeod, Jerry R. Turner

Its course

January 20 to February 4, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives