SENATE BILL NO. 1123
November 14, 2024, Introduced by Senators SHINK, POLEHANKI, CAVANAGH and
MCMORROW and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending sections 1169 and 1170a (MCL 380.1169 and 380.1170a),
section 1169 as amended by 2004 PA 165 and section 1170a as added
by 2016 PA 388.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1169. (1) The principal modes by which dangerous
2 communicable diseases, including, but not limited to, human
3 immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency
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1 syndrome, are spread and the best methods for the restriction and
2 prevention of these diseases shall must be taught in every public
3 school in this state. Subject to subsection (3) and section 1507b,
4 the teaching under this section shall must stress that abstinence
5 from sex is a responsible and effective method for restriction and
6 prevention of these diseases and is a positive lifestyle for
7 unmarried young people.individuals.
8 (2) Except for licensed health care professionals who have
9 received training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and
10 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, each person individual who
11 teaches K to 12 pupils students about human immunodeficiency virus
12 infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pursuant to under
13 subsection (1) shall have training in human immunodeficiency virus
14 infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome education for
15 young people. individuals. The superintendent of public
16 instruction, in cooperation with the department of public health,
17 health and human services, shall train trainers regional school
18 health coordinators or the regional school health coordinators'
19 designees to provide the teacher training required by under this
20 subsection and shall provide for the development and distribution
21 to school districts of medically accurate material on the teaching
22 of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired
23 immunodeficiency syndrome to young people.individuals. As used in
24 this subsection, "regional school health coordinators" means a
25 network of qualified health education professionals employed by a
26 school district, intermediate school district, public school
27 academy, or other entity and funded and supported in part by the
28 department of health and human services and the department that
29 operationalize comprehensive school health education and wellness
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1 programs in all schools in this state.
2 (3) The choice of curricula to be used for human
3 immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency
4 syndrome education required to be taught under subsection (1) shall
5 must be approved by the appropriate school board and implemented in
6 the school setting by not later than October 1, 1990. Before
7 adopting any revisions to the curriculum implemented under this
8 section, including, but not limited to, revisions to provide for
9 the teaching of abstinence from sex as a responsible method for
10 restriction and prevention of disease, a school board shall must
11 hold at least 2 public hearings on the proposed revisions. The
12 hearings shall must be held at least 1 week apart and public notice
13 of the hearings shall must be given in the manner required under
14 section 1201 for board meetings. A public hearing held pursuant to
15 under this section may be held in conjunction with a public hearing
16 held pursuant to under section 1507.
17 Sec. 1170a. (1) By not later than the 2017-2018 school year,
18 the The department shall ensure that the model core academic
19 curriculum content standards for health education and the subject
20 area content expectations and guidelines for health education under
21 section 1278a provide for all of the following:
22 (a) Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pupils
23 students enrolled in grades 7 to 12. Subject to subsection (5), the
24 content standards and subject area content expectations shall must
25 ensure that the psychomotor skills necessary to perform
26 cardiopulmonary resuscitation are incorporated into the instruction
27 and that the instruction is based on either of the following:
28 (i) An instructional program developed by the American Red
29 Cross or the American Heart Association.
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1 (ii) Nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for
2 cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
3 (b) Instruction about automated external defibrillators for
4 pupils students enrolled in grades 7 to 12.
5 (2) The content standards or subject area content expectations
6 and guidelines under subsection (1) shall must not require a
7 certificated teacher to be an authorized CPR/AED instructor to
8 facilitate, provide, or oversee instruction described in subsection
9 (1)(a) if that instruction does not result in a pupil earning a CPR
10 certification card or status.
11 (3) If instruction described in subsection (1)(a) will result
12 in a pupil earning a CPR certification card or status, that
13 instruction must be taught by an authorized CPR/AED instructor, as
14 applicable.
15 (4) School districts, public school academies, and nonpublic
16 schools are encouraged to use locally available resources to
17 provide the instruction required to meet the content standards or
18 subject area content expectations and guidelines under subsection
19 (1), including, but not limited to, emergency medical technicians,
20 paramedics, police officers, firefighters, representatives of the
21 American Heart Association or American Red Cross, regional school
22 health coordinators, or properly trained teachers or other school
23 employees.
24 (5) The content standards and subject area content
25 expectations and guidelines required under subsection (1) shall
26 must provide that a school or program that provides 100% online
27 instruction is exempt from having to incorporate psychomotor skills
28 into the instruction under this section.
29 (6) As used in this section:
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1 (a) "Authorized CPR/AED instructor" means an instructor who is
2 authorized by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross,
3 or a similar nationally recognized association to provide
4 instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that results in the
5 issuance of a CPR certification card or status.
6 (b) "CPR certification card or status" means a card or other
7 credential evidencing successful completion of instruction in
8 cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is issued by the American Heart
9 Association, American Red Cross, or a similar nationally recognized
10 organization using evidence-based guidelines for the teaching of
11 cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
12 (c) "Regional school health coordinators" means a network of
13 qualified health education professionals employed by a school
14 district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or
15 other entity and funded and supported in part by the department of
16 health and human services and the department that operationalize
17 comprehensive school health education and wellness programs in all
18 schools in this state.
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Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 380.1169, 380.1170