Bill > HB05893

This bill requires the Connecticut Department of Education to establish a grant program providing at least $521,000 to help schools, with a particular focus on "priority schools" (which typically are schools in lower-income or underperforming districts), implement cardiac emergency response plans. These plans will include purchasing, maintaining, and providing staff training for automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), which are portable devices used to help people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest by delivering an electric shock to restore heart rhythm. The bill also mandates that the Department of Education create a monitoring procedure to ensure schools are following their cardiac emergency response plans. Additionally, the legislation allows local and regional school boards to accept financial gifts, grants, and donations specifically to support the implementation of these cardiac emergency response plans, providing schools with more flexibility in funding these critical safety measures.

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