Enforce mandatory CPR and AED Training in Schools.

 

The purpose of this bill is to make CPR training and AED training mandatory at all high schools in the United States.

 

The justification for this bill is that CPR and AED were very important for all people to know, not just doctors and are

able to be practiced by individuals in scenarios where CPR is needed. While a specific death toll from a lack of CPR

training isn't tracked, over 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the U.S., and the American Heart

Association estimates that as many as 100,000 to 200,000 of those lives could be saved each year if CPR was performed

early enough.

 

The definitions for this bill are CPR, AED, Mandatory, and Training

-CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency life-saving procedure that is done when someone's

breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

-AED stands for automated external defibrillator, a portable medical device used to treat sudden cardiac arrest by

delivering an electric shock to the heart

-Mandatory means something that is required, obligatory, or compulsory.

-Training means teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to

specific useful competencies.

 

Funding will be provided through a federal state partnership. The federal portion may be administered by the Department

of Education or another federal agency designated by statute, and states shall match or co‐administer as required.

 

Schools who do not to comply if this bill is passed will receive a notice and be required to submit a corrective action

plan within a 90 day period. If they fail to do so it will result in a temporary suspension from applicable federal

health and safety grants.

 

If passed it should be in effect on August 1st, 2026.