AB545: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Assembly BILL 545

November 24, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Kulp, Jacque, Petryk, Brandtjen, Murphy, Jorgensen, Novak, Spreitzer, Horlacher, Bowen, Berceau, Billings, E. Brooks, Genrich, Goyke, Hintz, Johnson, Kahl, Kleefisch, Krug, T. Larson, Milroy, Mursau, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Riemer, Sargent, Skowronski, Stuck, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Tranel, VanderMeer and Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Hansen, C. Larson, Lasee, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, Stroebel, Wirch and Lassa. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

AB545,1,3 An Act to repeal 118.076 (2); to amend 118.076 (2) (intro.); and to create 118.076 (3) of the statutes; relating to: providing lifesaving skills instruction to pupils.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, this bill requires school boards, operators of independent charter schools, and governing bodies of private schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation in any health education course offered to pupils in grades 7 to 12 and to provide instruction about automated external defibrillators to pupils in grades 7 to 12. Under current law, a school board, operator of an independent charter school, and governing body of a private school are required to offer instruction about cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation and to provide instruction about automated external defibrillators to pupils enrolled in high school grades.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB545,1 Section 1. 118.076 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB545,2,5 118.076 (2) (intro.) Beginning in the 2011-12 school year and ending in the 2016-17 school year, each school board operating high school grades, the operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates high school grades, and the governing body of each private school that operates high school grades shall do all of the following:

AB545,2 Section 2. 118.076 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts 55 and .... (this act), is repealed.

AB545,3 Section 3. 118.076 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB545,2,12 118.076 (3) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, each school board operating any grade from 7 to 12, the operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates any grade from 7 to 12, and the governing body of each private school that operates any grade from 7 to 12 shall do all of the following:

AB545,2,18 (a) Provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation in any health education course offered to pupils in grades 7 to 12. The school board, operator of the charter school, or governing body of the private school shall use either of the following, and shall incorporate into the instruction the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation:

AB545,2,20 1. An instructional program developed by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.

AB545,2,22 2. Nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation.

AB545,2,24 (b) Provide instruction about automated external defibrillators to pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12 in the school district, charter school, or private school.

AB545,4 Section 4. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB545,3,3 (1) The repeal of section 118.076 (2) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2017.

AB545,3,4 (End)