HB1073 — Changes to Existing Law | SD Legislature Tracker

NEW SECTION added to Chapter 13-33

A: Each board of a school district and governing board of an accredited nonpublic school shall provide for the implementation of a cardiac emergency response plan in every school under its control. Each plan must be developed in collaboration with local emergency service providers, using nationally recognized core elements related to cardiac emergency response. The plan must provide for: (1) The creation of a cardiac emergency response team able to respond to incidents of sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergencies on school grounds; (2) The placement of automated external defibrillators in clearly marked, unlocked, accessible locations on school grounds and at each athletic venue where practices or competitions are held; (3) The provision of staff training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator; and (4) The procedures for responding to incidents of sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-17 threatening emergencies at all school-sanctioned or school-sponsored activities. The board of each school district and the governing board of each accredited nonpublic school shall review the cardiac emergency response plan for every school under its control and shall provide for the annual testing and any required maintenance of each automated external defibrillator. The board of each school district and the governing board of each accredited nonpublic school shall conduct, at each school under its control, an annual drill responding to incidents of sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergencies, as provided in the school's cardiac emergency response plan.