House Bill 331

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/31/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 165)
Title AN ACT relating to the emergency medical preparedness of schools.
Bill Documents Acts Chapter 165
Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1290
Sponsors R. Palumbo, K. Timoney, K. Moser, C. Aull, J. Bauman, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, T. Bojanowski, A. Bowling, J. Branscum, K. Bratcher, S. Bratcher, R. Bridges, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, J. Decker, S. Dietz, M. Dossett, R. Dotson, R. Duvall, D. Elliott, D. Fister, P. Flannery, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, J. Gooch Jr., D. Grossberg, D. Hale, M. Hart, S. Heavrin, T. Huff, M. Imes, DJ Johnson, J. Justice, K. King, S. Lewis, M. Lockett, S. McPherson, M. Meredith, A. Neighbors, M. Pollock, S. Rawlings, R. Raymer, B. Reed, S. Riley, T. Smith, S. Stalker, C. Stevenson, P. Stevenson, N. Tate, W. Thomas, T. Truett, K. Upchurch, B. Wesley, W. Williams, L. Willner, N. Wilson
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 158.162 to direct local boards of education to require schools to maintain a portable automated external defibrillator in every middle and high school building and at school-sponsored events; require local boards to adopt policies and procedures for portable automated external defibrillators and ensure training requirements are met; amend KRS 158.302 to conform; amend KRS 160.445 to require all interscholastic coaches to be trained in CPR and use of portable automated external defibrillators; require all schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to maintain a portable automated external defibrillator at every practice or competition and meet training requirements; require venue-specific emergency plans to identify the location of a portable automated external defibrillator and the procedures for use; require schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to annually certify compliance with portable automated external defibrillator requirements and venue-specific emergency plan requirements.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - KHSAA interscholastic athletics, portable automated external defibrillators, requirement
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Portable automated external defibrillators, public school buildings and events, requirement for
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Portable automated external defibrillators, training in use of
Emergency Medical Services - Portable automated external defibrillators, public school buildings and events, requirement for
Public Health - Portable automated external defibrillators, public school buildings and events, requirement for
Teachers - Portable automated external defibrillators, public school buildings and events, requirement for
Teachers - Portable automated external defibrillators, training in use of
Athletics - KHSAA interscholastic athletics, portable automated external defibrillators, requirement
Children and Minors - KHSAA interscholastic athletics, portable automated external defibrillators, requirement
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Committee Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/15/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/23/23
  • to Education (H)
02/28/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/01/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/02/23
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/03/23
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/07/23
  • to Health Services (S)
03/14/23
  • taken from Health Services (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Health Services (S)
03/15/23
  • taken from Health Services (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Health Services (S)
03/29/23
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
03/30/23
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • passed 99-0
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
03/31/23
  • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 165)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.162 to require an emergency plan to include a cardiac emergency response plan and identify the locations of each AED; require the emergency plan to be provided to all school staff; require the school nurse to participate in the review of the emergency plan, require the emergency plan to be rehearsed by simulation by designated individuals prior to the beginning of each athletic season; require school boards to ensure that all interscholastic athletic coaches maintain a cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification recognized by a national accrediting body on heart health; require development of an event-specific emergency action plan for each off-campus school-sanctioned event; set a deadline for compliance of July 1, 2025; provide that a district with a school not in compliance by July 1, 2025, shall not be eligible for new building construction or expansion; amend KRS 160.445 to require all interscholastic athletic coaches to be trained in AED use and certified in CPR; require event-specific emergency action plans to be rehearsed by simulation prior to the beginning of each athletic season.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - New building construction or expansion funding, contingent on compliance with AED mandate
Education, Finance - New building construction or expansion funding, contingent on compliance with AED mandate
Emergency Medical Services - Interscholastic coaches, CPR certification, AED training, requirement
Boards and Commissions - Local boards of education, event specific emergency action plan, requirement
Athletics - Interscholastic athletics, emergency plans, rehearse by simulation prior to each athletic season
Athletics - Interscholastic coaches, CPR certification, AED training, requirement
Children and Minors - School emergency preparedness, off campus school sanctioned events, event specific emergency plan

Amendment House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Timoney
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - HB 331

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Moser
Summary Retain all original provisions; specify that an event-specific emergency action plan is only required for nonathletic events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the School AED Fund administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and establish the purpose thereof; amend 160.445 to require all interscholastic coaches to be trained in CPR and use of portable automated external defibrillators; provide that the bill is passed in memory of Cameron Baston, Matthew Mangine, and Star Ifeacho; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - School AED Fund, establishment
Emergency Medical Services - School AED Fund, establishment
Appropriations - School AED Fund, establishment
Children and Minors - School AED Fund, establishment

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor K. Moser
Summary Provide that portable automated external defibrillators may be assigned to off-campus school events.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Portable automated external defibrillators, off-campus school events, optional
Emergency Medical Services - Portable automated external defibrillators, off-campus public school events, optional
Public Health - Portable automated external defibrillators, off-campus public school events, optional

Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except remove requirement for an AED at all athletic practices and competitions; establish a public school reporting requirement relating to AEDs.
Index Headings Reports Mandated - Kentucky Department of Education, AEDs in public schools by school district, October 1 each year
Athletics - Interscholastic athletics, AEDs, deletion of requirement

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)