00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 92                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating                                 
02 to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; and providing for                                   
03 an effective date."                                                                                                     
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 14.30.360(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
06 (a)  Each district in the state public school system shall be encouraged to                                             
07 initiate and conduct a program in health education for kindergarten through grade 12.                                   
08 The program should include instruction in physical health and personal safety                                           
09 including alcohol and drug abuse education, [CARDIOPULMONARY                                                            
10 RESUSCITATION (CPR),] early cancer prevention and detection, dental health,                                             
11 family health including infant care, environmental health, the identification and                                       
12 prevention of child abuse, child abduction, neglect, sexual abuse, and domestic                                         
13       violence, and appropriate use of health services.                                                                 
14    * Sec. 2. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     

01 Sec. 14.30.363. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation education. The department                                               
02 shall adopt curricula to instruct public school students on hands-only cardiopulmonary                                  
03 resuscitation. The department shall determine which grade levels are required to                                        
04 receive instruction under this section and adopt curricula that is appropriate for each of                              
05 those grade levels. A person holding a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation                                            
06 instructor certificate, a license or certificate to provide emergency medical services                                  
07 under AS 18.08.082, or a current teacher certificate issued under AS 14.20 may                                          
08 present the curriculum to students. Each public school providing instruction to                                         
09 students in grades for which this curriculum has been adopted shall offer the                                           
10       instruction. The curricula must                                                                                   
11                 (1)  be based on current national, evidence-based emergency                                             
12       cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation;                                                 
13                 (2)  incorporate hands-on practice in addition to cognitive learning;                                   
14                 (3)  include instruction in the appropriate use of an automated external                                
15       defibrillator, which may be taught using video or other means if in-person instruction                            
16       is not available.                                                                                                 
17    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect August 25, 2025.