HF 4008

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/18/2024 04:20pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring cardiac emergency response plans; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 121A.035; 121A.037;
128C.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 121A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.035, is amended to read:

121A.035 CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICY.

Subdivision 1.

Model policy.

The commissioner shall maintain and make available to
school boards and charter schools a model crisis management policy that includes, among
other items, new text begin cardiac emergency response plans, new text end school lock-down and tornado drills,
consistent with subdivision 2, and school fire drills under section 299F.30.

Subd. 2.

School district and charter school policy.

A school board and a charter school
must adopt a crisis management policy to address potential violent crisis situations in the
district or charter school. The policy must be developed cooperatively with administrators,
teachers, employees, students, parents, community members, law enforcement agencies,
other emergency management officials, county attorney offices, social service agencies,
emergency medical responders, and any other appropriate individuals or organizations. The
policy must include at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent
with section 299F.30, deleted text begin and deleted text end one tornado drill new text begin , and one cardiac emergency response drill
consistent with section 121A.241 new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.037, is amended to read:

121A.037 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS.

Private schools and educational institutions not subject to section 121A.035 must have
at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section 299F.30,
deleted text begin and deleted text end one tornado drill new text begin , and one cardiac emergency response drill consistent with section
121A.241 new text end .

Sec. 3.

new text begin [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Cardiac emergency response plan. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, a
"cardiac emergency response plan" is a written document that establishes specific steps to
reduce death from cardiac arrest. A cardiac emergency response plan must integrate
evidence-based core elements, such as those recommended by the American Heart
Association in accordance with a published, peer-reviewed journal article or similar
document.
new text end

new text begin (b) Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, a school district or charter school must
develop a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school
personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest
or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds or at a school-sponsored
activity or event. A district or charter school must consult with athletic trainers when
developing the plan. A principal or other person having administrative control over the
school site must ensure that the plan is:
new text end

new text begin (1) available to the school community on the school website and in paper form at various
locations at the school site;
new text end

new text begin (2) distributed to all coaches and other athletic staff members at each school site, all
persons responsible for executing the plan in the event of a cardiac emergency, all health
care professionals that provide medical services during school-sponsored activities or events,
and to other appropriate school staff, as determined by school administrators; and
new text end

new text begin (3) annually reviewed, rehearsed, and revised, as necessary.
new text end

new text begin (c) A cardiac emergency response plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify the members of a cardiac emergency response team at each school site who
are on duty during the regular school day;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide guidelines for the cardiac emergency response team's response to sudden
cardiac arrest;
new text end

new text begin (3) require that automatic external defibrillators are available for use within close
proximity to the site of an athletic activity or event, and identify where automatic external
defibrillators are located at the school site, in accordance with guidelines from the American
Heart Association or other nationally recognized guidelines focused on emergency
cardiovascular care, and the maintenance schedule for the automatic external defibrillators;
new text end

new text begin (4) require training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator
use for coaches, assistant coaches, and other school staff identified by school administrators;
new text end

new text begin (5) require the emergency response team to participate in a cardiac emergency simulation
at least 30 days before the beginning of each school year;
new text end

new text begin (6) describe the procedures that must be followed after a serious or life-threatening injury
or cardiac emergency occurs at an athletic event or activity, including but not limited to
responding to the injured individual, summoning emergency medical care, assisting
emergency medical service providers, and documenting the actions taken during the
emergency; and
new text end

new text begin (7) encourage cooperation and coordination with community members such as emergency
medical technicians and paramedics, among others.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Training requirements. new text end

new text begin A school district or charter school must provide all
members of a cardiac emergency response team with training necessary to implement a
cardiac emergency response plan.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 3c. new text end

new text begin Cardiac emergency response plan. new text end

new text begin The league must adopt a cardiac
emergency response plan that meets the requirements of section 121A.241. The league must
ensure that a cardiac emergency response team is present at each interscholastic athletic
activity whose control, supervision, and regulation have been delegated to the Minnesota
State High School League pursuant to section 128C.01.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
ASSISTANCE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Cardiac emergency response plan assistance. new text end

new text begin (a) To assist school districts
and charter schools implementing cardiac emergency response plans under Minnesota
Statutes, section 121A.241:
new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin ....... new text end

new text begin ..... new text end

new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) Funding may be used for activities and equipment that promote cardiac emergency
response plan preparedness in schools, including but not limited to the purchase and
maintenance of automatic external defibrillators, purchase of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
equipment and training for faculty and staff, basic first aid training, and educational materials
related to cardiac emergency response preparedness.
new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end