H.B. 821
By: Giddings
Public Education
Enrolled
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The American Heart Association estimates that each day more than 95 percent of Americans who suffer sudden cardiac arrest die before reaching the hospital. Additionally, at least 50,000 lives could be saved each year if the national sudden cardiac arrest survival rate could be increased from five percent to 20 percent or higher. One course of action that might increase survival rates is the chain of survival, a four-step process of providing treatment to victims of sudden cardiac arrest which includes administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). More lives could potentially be saved if more people were skilled in CPR. House Bill 821 requires each school district in Texas to provide CPR instruction to its students to the extent that donations from the Texas Education Agency and other donations are available.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the opinion of this office that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the commissioner of education in SECTION 1 (Section 7.025, Education Code) and SECTION 2 (Section 29.903, Education Code) of this bill.
ANALYSIS
House Bill 821 amends the Education Code to require each school district to provide to CPR instruction to students to the extent that donations from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and other donations, including equipment, are available to the district for that purpose. The bill authorizes TEA to accept donations, including equipment, for use in providing CPR instruction to students and requires TEA to distribute the donations to districts that provide the instruction. TEA is authorized to use a portion of the donations to pay administrative expenses related to the donations. H.B. 821 authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this bill.
EFFECTIVE DATE
June 14, 2001.
By: Giddings
Public Education
Enrolled
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The American Heart Association estimates that each day more than 95 percent of Americans who suffer sudden cardiac arrest die before reaching the hospital. Additionally, at least 50,000 lives could be saved each year if the national sudden cardiac arrest survival rate could be increased from five percent to 20 percent or higher. One course of action that might increase survival rates is the chain of survival, a four-step process of providing treatment to victims of sudden cardiac arrest which includes administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). More lives could potentially be saved if more people were skilled in CPR. House Bill 821 requires each school district in Texas to provide CPR instruction to its students to the extent that donations from the Texas Education Agency and other donations are available.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the opinion of this office that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the commissioner of education in SECTION 1 (Section 7.025, Education Code) and SECTION 2 (Section 29.903, Education Code) of this bill.
ANALYSIS
House Bill 821 amends the Education Code to require each school district to provide to CPR instruction to students to the extent that donations from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and other donations, including equipment, are available to the district for that purpose. The bill authorizes TEA to accept donations, including equipment, for use in providing CPR instruction to students and requires TEA to distribute the donations to districts that provide the instruction. TEA is authorized to use a portion of the donations to pay administrative expenses related to the donations. H.B. 821 authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this bill.
EFFECTIVE DATE
June 14, 2001.
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