HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 95        FILED ON: 1/7/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 438

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John J. Lawn, Jr.

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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 relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for athletic coaches.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/7/2013

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

David B. Sullivan

6th Bristol

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 95        FILED ON: 1/7/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 438

By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 438) of John J. Lawn, Jr. and others for legislation to require public school athletic coaches to have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation .  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for athletic coaches.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 47A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:-

All coaches shall be required to have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other agency approved by the department of public health. Such requirement shall not apply to physically disabled coaches. A school district which hires a coach under this section shall not be responsible for costs associated with said certification.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on August 1, 2014.