SF 1457

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 07/09/2025 01:51 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring cardiac emergency response plans; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 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.

new text begin [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
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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.
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new text begin (b) Beginning in the 2026-2027 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:
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new text begin (1) available to the school community on the school website and in paper form at various
locations at the school site;
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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
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new text begin (3) annually reviewed, rehearsed, and revised, as necessary.
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new text begin (c) A cardiac emergency response plan must:
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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;
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new text begin (2) provide guidelines for the cardiac emergency response team's response to sudden
cardiac arrest;
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new text begin (3) require that automated external defibrillators are clearly marked and placed in
accordance with guidelines from the American Heart Association or other nationally
recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care. Automated external
defibrillators must be available for use in an unlocked location at each school facility and
athletic venue or event. Automated external defibrillators must be (i) easily accessible at
each athletic venue where practices or competitions are held or (ii) located within one to
three minutes of each venue where practices or competitions are held;
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new text begin (4) require training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator
use for coaches, assistant coaches, and other school staff identified by school administrators;
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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;
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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
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new text begin (7) encourage cooperation and coordination with community members such as emergency
medical technicians and paramedics, among others.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Training requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) 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.
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new text begin (b) The emergency response team must provide annual certification to the school board
that members of the emergency response team completed cardiac emergency simulation
training at least 30 days prior to the beginning of each school year.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 3d. 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 in accordance with section 128C.01.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
ASSISTANCE.
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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.
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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:
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new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin ..... new text end

new text begin 2026 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 automated 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.
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new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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