Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN V. AZZARITI JR., M.D.
District 39 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOE to establish program for coaches of school district and nonpublic school athletic activities to obtain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for certain school coaches and amending P.L.2013, c.209.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 5 of P.L.2013, c.209 (C.18A:40-41i) is amended to read as follows:
5. a. A person who coaches a school district or nonpublic school athletic activity shall hold a current certification in [cardio-pulmonary] cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, [or] other training program recognized by the Department of Health , or the program established by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection b. of this section.
b. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall establish a program for coaches of school districts and nonpublic school athletic activities to obtain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The program shall:
(1) utilize the current national evidence-based guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(2) be modeled on an instructional program established by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other training program recognized by the Department of Health;
(3) include a hands-on learning component for each participating coach; and
(4) be provided at no cost to each participating coach.
c. Any costs of implementing the program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be borne by the State.
(P.L.2013, c.209, s.5)
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month next following the date of enactment, except that the Department of Education may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a program for coaches of school district and nonpublic school athletic activities to obtain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Under current law, any person who coaches a school district or nonpublic school athletic activity is required to hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This bill requires the department, in consultation with the Department of Health, to offer a program for these coaches to obtain this certification. The program is to: utilize the current national evidence-based guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation; be modeled on an instructional program established by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other training program recognized by the Department of Health; include a hands-on learning component for each participating coach; and be provided at no cost to a participating coach. The bill stipulates that the costs of implementing the program are to be borne by the State.