1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1921 By: Rosino
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 24-156, which relates to the Chase Morris
8 Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act; requiring
8 coaches of athletic activities to complete certain
9 training; requiring public schools to develop a
9 cardiac emergency response plan; providing for
10 contents of plan; updating statutory reference;
10 amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.200, which
11 relates to the Zachary Eckles and Luke Davis
11 Automated External Defibrillators in Schools Act;
12 requiring school districts that make automated
12 external defibrillators available to use certain
13 guidelines; updating statutory language; providing an
13 effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-156, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 24-156. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as
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20 the “Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act”.
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21 B. As used in the Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention
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22 Act, “athletic activity” means any sport sanctioned and offered in
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23 grades seven through twelve by a school district.
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 1 C. The State Department of Health and the State Department of
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2 Education shall jointly develop and post on their publicly
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3 accessible websites guidelines and other relevant materials to
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4 inform and educate students participating in or desiring to
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5 participate in an athletic activity, their parents, and their
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6 coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest,
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7 including the risks associated with continuing to play or practice
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8 after experiencing one or more symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest,
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9 including unexplained fainting, difficulty breathing, chest pains,
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10 dizziness, and abnormal racing heart rate. In developing the
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11 guidelines and materials, the State Department of Health and the
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12 State Department of Education may utilize existing materials
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13 developed by other entities or organizations.
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14 D. A student participating in or desiring to participate in an
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15 athletic activity and the student’s parent or guardian shall, each
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16 school year and prior to participation by the student in an athletic
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17 activity, sign and return to the student’s school an acknowledgement
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18 of receipt and review of a sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and
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19 warning signs information sheet jointly developed by the State
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20 Department of Health and the State Department of Education.
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21 E. A school may hold an informational meeting prior to the
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22 start of each athletic season for all ages of competitors regarding
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23 the symptoms and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. In
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24 addition to students, parents, coaches, and other school officials,
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 1 informational meetings may include physicians, pediatric
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2 cardiologists, and athletic trainers.
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3 F. A student who collapses or faints without a concurrent head
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4 injury while participating in an athletic activity shall be removed
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5 by the coach from participation at that time.
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6 G. A student removed or prevented from participating in an
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7 athletic activity pursuant to subsection F of this section shall not
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8 return to participation until the student is evaluated and cleared
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9 for return to participation in writing by a health care provider as
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10 defined in Section 3090.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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11 H. Once each year, a coach of an athletic activity shall
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12 complete the:
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13 1. The sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a
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14 provider approved by the State Department of Health; and
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15 2. Training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and
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16 use of an automated external defibrillator. The training shall
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17 follow guidelines set by a nationally recognized, guidelines-based
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18 organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care.
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19 A coach of an athletic activity shall not coach the athletic
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20 activity until the coach completes the training course required
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21 under this subsection.
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22 I. Each public school in this state shall develop a sudden
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23 cardiac emergency response plan. The plan shall be formulated by a
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 1 school site administrator and presented to the school district board
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2 of education. The plan shall:
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3 1. Establish and provide for membership of a sudden cardiac
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4 emergency response team for each school site. Each team shall
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5 include a school site administrator;
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6 2. Activate the team in response to a sudden cardiac arrest;
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7 3. Implement automated external defibrillator (AED) placement
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8 and routine maintenance within the school as needed and dictated by
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9 the plan and in accordance with guidelines set by a nationally
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10 recognized, guidelines-based organization focused on emergency
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11 cardiovascular care. The plan shall provide for implementation of
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12 clearly marked and easily accessible AED placement;
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13 4. Provide for communication and dissemination of the plan
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14 throughout the school campus;
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15 5. Require the response team to practice the plan by conducting
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16 periodic drills;
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17 6. Provide for coordination with emergency medical service
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18 providers that serve the area in which the school is located;
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19 7. Address athletic events and athletic facilities at each
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20 middle school and high school site provided:
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21 a. an AED shall be placed at each athletic venue or be
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22 accessible within one to three minutes of each venue
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23 where athletic practices or competitions are held, or
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 1 b. a mobile AED device shall be on the premises in
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2 accordance with guidelines set by a nationally
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3 recognized, guidelines-based organization focused on
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4 emergency cardiovascular care;
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5 8. Provide for appropriate school staff to be trained in first
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6 aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an AED in
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7 accordance with guidelines set by a nationally recognized,
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8 guidelines-based organization focused on emergency cardiovascular
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9 care. The plan shall stipulate the appropriate staff to receive
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10 training which shall include, but not be limited to, athletic
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11 coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers; and
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12 9. Be reviewed by the school district board of education and
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13 sudden cardiac emergency response team members and updated annually.
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14 J. The sponsors of youth athletic activities not associated
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15 with a school are encouraged to follow the guidance stated in the
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16 Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act.
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17 J. K. Nothing in the Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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18 Prevention Act shall be construed to create, establish, expand,
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19 reduce, contract, or eliminate any civil liability on the part of
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20 any school or school employee.
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21 K. L. The State Board of Health and the State Board of
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22 Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this
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23 act the Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act.
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 1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.200, is
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2 amended to read as follows:
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3 Section 1210.200. A. This act shall be known and may be cited
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4 as the “Zachary Eckles and Luke Davis Automated External
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5 Defibrillators in Schools Act.”.
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6 B. Contingent upon the availability of federal funding or
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7 donations from private organizations or persons made for this
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8 purpose, each school district shall make automated external
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9 defibrillators, as defined in Section 5A of Title 76 of the Oklahoma
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10 Statutes, available at each school site in the district. The school
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11 district may also make automated external defibrillators available
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12 at each high school athletic practice or competition in the
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13 district.
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14 C. A school district that makes automated external
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15 defibrillators available in schools or on school district property
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16 pursuant to this section shall use the guidelines set by a
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17 nationally recognized, guidelines-based organization focused on
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18 emergency cardiovascular care in determining placement of automated
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19 external defibrillators on school district property and their
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20 routine maintenance needs.
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21 D. Any school district that makes automated external
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22 defibrillators available in schools or on school district property
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23 shall be immune from civil liability for personal injury which
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24 results from the use of the device, except for acts of gross
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 1 negligence or willfull willful wanton misconduct in accordance with
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2 Section 5A of Title 76 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 D. E. The State Department of Education shall develop and make
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4 available to school districts a list of private organizations or
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5 persons willing to make donations or that have resources available
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6 to schools for this purpose, federal programs or grants, and any
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7 other source of funding that school districts may use to purchase
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8 automated external defibrillators. The Department shall also
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9 provide public recognition for private organizations or persons that
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10 provide funding to school districts for the purpose of purchasing
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11 automated external defibrillators.
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12 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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13 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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14 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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15 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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16 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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