Amendment ID: S2449-1

Amendment 1

AED Update

Mr. Montigny moves to amend the bill in section 1, as inserted by the House amendment, by striking out, in line 3, the word “Each” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Notwithstanding section 27C of chapter 29 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, each”; and

in said section 1, in subsection (b), as so inserted, by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- “The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the department of public health, shall make available to school districts, vocational districts, charter schools, approved private day or residential schools and collaborative schools a list of grants and other funding sources that are available to facilitate the purchase of AEDs.”; and

in said section 1, as so inserted, by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(c) Any person, including an AED provider, who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care under this section shall not be liable for acts or omissions in accordance with section 12V and 12V ½ of chapter 112.”; and

in said section 1, as so inserted, by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(d) The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate regulations and guidelines for the implementation, training, support and supervision of this section and shall collaborate with the department of public health to promulgate such regulations and guidelines.”; and

in section 3, as so inserted, by striking out the words “July 1, 2018” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “September 1, 2017”.