Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Units for California K-12 Schools
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CA Senate Bill 63:
Senator Curren Price (Los Angeles) has introduced CA Senate Bill 63. As amended on 4/25/11, the bill states:
It is the intent of the Legislature that all public
high schools acquire and maintain at least one automatic external
defibrillator (AED).
(b) A public high school may solicit and receive nonstate funds
to acquire and maintain an AED. These funds shall only be used to
acquire and maintain an AED and to provide training to school
employees regarding use of an AED...
Senate Bill 63 has been placed in the suspense file. It is now a 2-year bill and there will be no further legislative action until January 2012. However, public action can continue on...
Link to current SB63 Information
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You may use these MS Word templates to tell Senator Current Price, the bill’s author, and the Senator for your California District that you support SB63:
SB63 support template for Senator Price.doc
SB63 support template - any CA Senator.doc
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Some Interesting Facts:
Fact: The State of California DOES NOT currently mandate AED programs for K-12 schools
Fact: The State of California DOES NOT currently mandate AED programs at public swimming pools
Fact: The State of California DOES mandate AED programs at “health studios”
Fact: The State of California DOES AED programs at all State-owned and State-leased buildings according to California Government Code Section 8455. And so yes, all California State Prisons have AED units.
AB 1145 Assembly Bill - CHAPTERED AEDs in State Owned Buildings.pdf
