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2. As of the end of the 2003-2004 school year, the number of
school administrative units and private schools enrolling more
than 60% of their students at public expense in the State whose
adopted local policies include the following:

 
A. Guidelines regarding the appropriate number of school
personnel at each campus of the school administrative unit
or the private school that are certified in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation;

 
B. Requirements that school personnel that are certified in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation receive training from a
cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program approved by
the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical
Services and taught according to current emergency cardiac
care standards;

 
C. Requirements that school personnel that are certified in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation be available at school-
sponsored athletic events and other extracurricular events,
including field trips requiring transportation on a school
bus, held after normal school hours;

 
D. Requirements that an emergency response team be
established for each school campus in the school
administrative unit or for the private school, including a
description of the role of each emergency response team in
providing an immediate response to medical emergencies be
described; and

 
E. Requirements that the school administrative unit or the
private school acquire an automated external defibrillator
and that any related standards for the implementation of
such requirements be related to compliance with state laws,
training policies and procedures for the use of this
equipment;

 
3. The need of CPR training for school personnel and, if a
need for training was identified, the plan developed to address
the necessary training; and

 
4. The cost to develop the local policies and to implement
the policies on an annual basis; and be it further

 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall
submit a report, including findings and recommended legislation,
to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over education matters during the First Regular
Session of the 122nd Legislature by November 3, 2004. The joint
standing committee of the Legislature having


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