HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2602        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1920

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Haddad

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators for high school graduation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/20/2011

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

2/1/2011

Michael J. Rodrigues

 

2/1/2011

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/1/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/2/2011

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/3/2011

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

16th Suffolk

2/4/2011

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2602        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1920

By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1920) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators for high school graduation.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators for high school graduation.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The first paragraph of section 1 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the sixth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:-

All public high school students shall be required to study and to demonstrate a general knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators as a prerequisite for graduation. The department of elementary and secondary education shall pay the cost of such instruction, which may be taught by anyone who is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.