AB82-ASA1,1,3 1An Act to amend 119.04 (1); and to create 118.2935 of the statutes; relating
2to:
information about sudden cardiac arrest during youth activities offered by
3school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB82-ASA1,1 4Section 1. 118.2935 of the statutes is created to read:
AB82-ASA1,1,5 5118.2935 Sudden cardiac arrest. (1) In this section:
AB82-ASA1,1,76 (a) “Health care provider” means an individual to whom all of the following
7apply:
AB82-ASA1,1,108 1. The individual holds a license as an athletic trainer under subch. VI of ch.
9448, a license as a physician or physician assistant under ch. 448, or a license as a
10registered nurse under ch. 441.
AB82-ASA1,1,1211 2. The individual is trained and has experience in evaluating and managing
12pediatric sudden cardiac arrest.
AB82-ASA1,2,1
13. The individual is practicing within the scope of the individual's license.
AB82-ASA1,2,32 (b) “Leader” means a coach, assistant coach, marching band director, or other
3individual who leads a youth activity.
AB82-ASA1,2,54 (c) “Parent” means a parent, guardian, or other person that has authority to
5make medical decisions on behalf of a pupil.
AB82-ASA1,2,66 (d) “Pupil” means a child who is 14 years of age or older.
AB82-ASA1,2,97 (e) 1. “Youth activity” means an organized athletic or other activity in which
8the participants, a majority of whom are under 19 years of age, are engaged in any
9of the following:
AB82-ASA1,2,1110 a. An athletic practice, game, contest, or competition against another team,
11club, or entity.
AB82-ASA1,2,1312 b. A cheerleading, pom, or dance activity sponsored by or associated with a
13school athletic activity, including practice or other preparation.
AB82-ASA1,2,1514 c. A marching band activity, including practice or other preparation,
15performance, or competition.
AB82-ASA1,2,2016 d. Any other extracurricular activity in which a pupil has an increased risk of
17sudden cardiac arrest, as determined by the school board, operator of the charter
18school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of the private school that offers
19the activity in consultation with an organization that specializes in preventing
20sudden cardiac arrest.
AB82-ASA1,2,2121 2. “Youth activity" does not include a college or university activity.
AB82-ASA1,3,4 22(2) Any individual who is a leader of a youth activity shall complete a training
23course regarding sudden cardiac arrest that is approved by the school board,
24operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of the
25private school that offers the youth activity. The individual may not coach or lead

1the youth activity until the individual completes the training course and submits a
2certificate of completion to the school board, operator, or governing body. The school
3board, operator, or governing body shall retain the certificate of completion for at
4least 5 school years.
AB82-ASA1,3,10 5(3) The school board, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
6or governing body of the private school that offers a youth activity shall develop
7guidelines and other relevant materials for the purpose of educating pupils and their
8parents and leaders of the youth activity regarding sudden cardiac arrest. The school
9board, operator, or governing body shall include in the guidelines and relevant
10materials developed under this subsection at least all of the following:
AB82-ASA1,3,1311 (a) Information about warning signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest
12during youth activities, including fainting, seizures, difficulty breathing, chest
13pains, dizziness, abnormal racing heart rate, and extreme fatigue.
AB82-ASA1,3,1514 (b) Information about risks associated with continuing to participate in a youth
15activity after experiencing a warning sign or symptom of sudden cardiac arrest.
AB82-ASA1,3,1716 (c) Information about electrocardiogram testing, including the potential risks,
17benefits, and evidentiary basis behind electrocardiogram testing.
AB82-ASA1,4,5 18(4) Before a youth activity begins for a school year, the school board, operator
19of the independent charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of
20the private school that offers the youth activity shall distribute the guidelines and
21relevant materials developed under sub. (3) to each pupil who wants to participate
22in that youth activity and the pupil's parent, along with a form that the pupil and
23parent may use to complete the acknowledgement described under this subsection.
24The pupil may not participate in the youth activity until the pupil returns the form
25signed by the pupil and, if the pupil is under the age of 19, by the pupil's parent,

1acknowledging receipt and review of the guidelines and relevant materials. The
2school board, operator, or governing board shall collect the signed acknowledgement
3form from the pupil and shall retain the form for at least one school year. The school
4board, operator, or governing body may designate a leader of the youth activity to
5collect and retain the signed forms.
AB82-ASA1,4,9 6(5) (a) If a leader of a youth activity, an official involved in the youth activity,
7or a health care provider suspects that a pupil participating in the youth activity is
8experiencing a symptom of sudden cardiac arrest, the leader, official, or health care
9provider shall remove the pupil from the youth activity.
AB82-ASA1,4,1310 (b) A pupil who has been removed from a youth activity under par. (a) may not
11participate in a youth activity until the school board, operator of the charter school
12under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of the private school that offers the
13youth activity does all of the following:
AB82-ASA1,4,1514 1. Notifies the pupil's parent of the symptom the pupil is suspected to have
15experienced.
AB82-ASA1,4,1716 2. Provides the pupil's parent a copy of the guidelines and relevant materials
17developed under sub. (3).
AB82-ASA1,4,1918 3. Receives verbal or written permission from the pupil's parent for the pupil
19to resume participating in the youth activity.
AB82-ASA1,5,220 (c) If a pupil's parent provides verbal permission under par. (b) 3., the parent
21shall provide written permission for the pupil to resume participating in the youth
22activity no later than 24 hours after providing the verbal permission. If the school
23board, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body
24of the private school does not receive written permission within 24 hours, the pupil

1may not participate in a youth activity until the school board, operator, or governing
2body receives the written permission.
AB82-ASA1,5,5 3(6) A leader of a youth activity who acts or fails to act under sub. (5) is immune
4from civil liability for any injury resulting from that act or omission unless the act
5or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
AB82-ASA1,2 6Section 2. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB82-ASA1,5,197 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
866.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
9115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,
10118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125
11to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
12118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10),
13118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to
14118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5),
15and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35),
16(37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable
17to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this
18chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred
19to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB82-ASA1,3 20Section 3. Initial applicability.
AB82-ASA1,5,2221 (1) The treatment of s. 118.2935 (4) first applies to a youth activity that begins
22on the first day of the 4th month after the effective date of this subsection.
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