The proposed legislation, titled "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act," establishes a new chapter in the General Laws of Education aimed at enhancing cardiac health screenings for children aged nineteen and younger. The act mandates that registered, licensed, and certified healthcare professionals conducting annual physical examinations include specific questions related to family history of cardiac conditions, as outlined in the "preparticipation physical evaluation" form developed by various medical organizations.

The act requires that prior to participation in school or community organization-sponsored interscholastic or intramural athletic teams, students must undergo a preparticipation physical evaluation that includes a detailed medical history and specific inquiries about symptoms and family cardiac health. It also mandates the creation of a single standardized form for these evaluations and the development of a childhood cardiac screening professional development module to improve the assessment skills of healthcare practitioners.

Collaboration between the departments of elementary and secondary education and health is required to provide guidance to both public and private schools on implementing these screenings. Additionally, the act includes provisions for the distribution of educational pamphlets to parents about sudden cardiac arrest, its incidence, early warning signs, and available screening options.

The provisions of this act are intended to support and expand upon existing laws related to sudden cardiac arrest prevention. The act will take effect on January 1, 2026.