RSB/1/21
Sponsored by Cole Hines of Brentwood High School
This legislation was filed in the Education category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | All students enrolled in High School must graduate from a Red Cross administered CPR |
| 4 | (Cardiopulmonary Respiration) and lifesaving class, in order to receive their High School diploma. |
| 5 | Students must demonstrate competency in CPR and emergency procedures, should such an event |
| 6 | occur. |
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| 8 | Section I- It is crucial that everyone be able to respond in the event of an emergency. Including |
| 9 | lifesaving training in High School ensures that students receive training that they may otherwise |
| 10 | not have. |
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| 12 | Section II- If a school already has a lifetime wellness program, the training will be implemented |
| 13 | into that class, but will be addressed with much greater detail. |
| 14 | For any school that does not already have a designated lifetime wellness class, the curriculum will |
| 15 | be implemented into PE (Physical Education). |
| 16 | Students will learn when and how to use CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, tie tourniquets, and utilize |
| 17 | an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Students are also to be taught how to recognize life- |
| 18 | threatening health conditions including but not limited to heart attacks, strokes, allergic reactions, |
| 19 | and drug overdoses. |
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| 21 | Section III- Schools must use the Red Cross course and material for certification. This will |
| 22 | supplement the current curriculum requirements for wellness. |
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| 24 | Section IV- Students may be exempt from the class if indicated in an individualized education plan. |
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| 26 | Section V- There is no criminal penalty for not completing this course; however, it is a high school |
| 27 | requirement so penalties such as failure to graduate may occur in the event that someone is |
| 28 | unwilling to complete the course. |
| 29 | If a student does not show competency and appears to be unable to perform in an emergency, |
| 30 | they will be required to retake the final exam until passing. They will not be required to relearn the |
| 31 | content. |
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| 33 | Section VI- The addition of this course in TN high schools will cost approximately 10 million dollars. |
| 34 | This will be funded through the department of education. |
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| 36 | Section VII- All laws or parts of law in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 38 | Section VIII- This act shall take effect on August 1st 2024. |
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