Amendment ASA1-AB362

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE

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ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 362

October 21, 2025 - Offered by Representative Spiros.

AB362-ASA1,1,3 An Act to create 118.07 (6) of the statutes; relating to: developing cardiac emergency response plans for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property or at school-sponsored athletic events.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each school board and operator of a charter school to have in effect, beginning in the 2027-28 school year, a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP) for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property and a CERP for cardiac emergencies that occur at school-sponsored athletic practices and competitions. Under the bill, a CERP is a written document that contains specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting. The bill also defines the core elements of a CERP, which include 1) a cardiac emergency response team, 2) a plan for activating the team in the event of a cardiac arrest, 3) distribution of the plan, 4) the incorporation of local emergency medical services into the plan, and 5) annual requirements to practice, review, and evaluate the plan.

Under the bill, a CERP for a cardiac emergency that occurs on school property must address the use of school personnel to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest event that occurs on school property. This type of CERP must include the core elements and require training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator usage for certain school personnel.

Under the bill, a CERP for athletic events is required only if the school board or operator of a charter school operates the high school grades. A CERP for athletic events must address the use of coaches, athletic trainers, and other school personnel to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest event that occurs while an individual is attending or participating in a school-sponsored athletic practice or competition. This type of CERP must include the core elements and require that each athletic coach employed by the school be certified in CPR and how to use an AED.

The bill requires school boards and operators of charter schools, when developing a CERP, to consider recommendations by the American Heart Association, Project ADAM, or another nationally recognized organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care. Nothing in the bill requires a school board or operator of a charter school to purchase an AED.

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

AB362-ASA1,1 Section 1. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB362-ASA1,2,2 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:

AB362-ASA1,2,4 1. “Cardiac emergency response plan” means a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting.

AB362-ASA1,2,5 2. “Core elements” means all of the following:

AB362-ASA1,2,6 a. A cardiac emergency response team.

AB362-ASA1,2,8 b. A plan to activate the cardiac emergency response team in the event of a cardiac arrest.

AB362-ASA1,2,9 c. Distribution of the cardiac emergency response plan on school grounds.

AB362-ASA1,2,11 d. Information about automated external defibrillator placement and routine maintenance of automated external defibrillators.

AB362-ASA1,2,12 e. Incorporation of local emergency medical services.

AB362-ASA1,2,13 f. Annual practice of the cardiac emergency response plan using drills.

AB362-ASA1,2,14 g. Annual review and evaluation of the cardiac emergency response plan.

AB362-ASA1,3,2 h. Following each activation of the cardiac emergency response plan, a review of the cardiac emergency response plan and its implementation.

AB362-ASA1,3,9 (b) Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, each school board and operator of a charter school shall have in effect a cardiac emergency response plan for each school under its control. A cardiac emergency response plan under this paragraph shall address appropriate use of school personnel to respond to an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest while on school property. A school board or operator of a charter school shall include in a cardiac emergency response plan under this paragraph at least all of the following:

AB362-ASA1,3,10 1. The core elements.

AB362-ASA1,3,15 2. Ongoing training for identified school personnel in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator use that follows guidelines set by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care.

AB362-ASA1,3,23 (c) Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, each school board that operates the high school grades and operator of a charter school that operates the high school grades shall have in effect a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of coaches, athletic trainers, and other school personnel to respond to an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest while attending or participating in a school-sponsored athletic practice or competition. The school board or operator of a charter school shall include in each cardiac emergency response plan under this paragraph at least all of the following:

AB362-ASA1,3,24 1. The core elements.

AB362-ASA1,4,5 2. That each athletic coach employed by the school obtain and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use that follows guidelines set by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care.

AB362-ASA1,4,9 (d) In developing a cardiac emergency response plan under par. (b) or (c), a school board or operator of a charter school shall consider recommendations by the American Heart Association, Project ADAM, or another nationally recognized organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care.

AB362-ASA1,4,11 (e) Nothing in this subsection requires a school board or operator of a charter school to purchase an automated external defibrillator.

AB362-ASA1,4,12 (end)