HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3433 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 750
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas P. Walsh
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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 providing hands only CPR training and the use of defibrillators.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas P. Walsh | 12th Essex | 1/17/2025 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 3/25/2025 |
Tara T. Hong | 18th Middlesex | 4/9/2025 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 7/9/2025 |
Richard G. Wells, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 10/7/2025 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 10/9/2025 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 10/16/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3433 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 750
By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 750) of Thomas P. Walsh for legislation to require schools to provide training on hands-only CPR and the use of defibrillators. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act providing hands only CPR training and the use of defibrillators.
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. Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new section:-
SECTION 1B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education, based on available appropriations, will establish a CPR in Schools Fund to provide financial incentives for school districts that require psychomotor skill-based CPR and AED training prior to graduation.
SECTION 2 Psychomotor Skill-Based hands only CPR Training shall be based on national Guidelines for CPR and ECC which incorporates the use of hands-on practicing.
SECTION 3 These incentives may be in the form of mini-grants or subsidies to support equipment, professional development for psychomotor skills-based CPR training for students to provide hands only CPR training and use of an automated external defibrillator. There shall be a priority for school districts that are considered high needs as defined as; where at least 50% of children are eligible to receive free and reduced priced meals or a school participates in the Community Eligibility Provision or Universal Free Meals or high-need schools may also be defined by Title 1 status.