Florida SB 1204: Public Records/Information or Records/Executions

Bill Text

1204 
Bleeding Control Kits in K-12 Schools 
2026-01-06T07:47:54Z 
Requiring responses to severe bleeding incidents on school grounds to be included in each public school’s plan for urgent life-saving emergencies; requiring public schools to have bleeding control kits on school grounds by a specified date; requiring the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining the required number of kits for each school; requiring certain staff to receive training relating to such kits; requiring the kits and the use of such kits to be included in certain drills, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1204 

 By Senator Osgood 

 32-00792A-26 20261204__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to bleeding control kits in K-12 
 3 schools; amending s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring 
 4 responses to severe bleeding incidents on school 
 5 grounds to be included in each public school’s plan 
 6 for urgent life-saving emergencies; requiring public 
 7 schools to have bleeding control kits on school 
 8 grounds by a specified date; requiring the Department 
 9 of Education to establish guidelines for determining 
 10 the required number of kits for each school; requiring 
 11 certain staff to receive training relating to such 
 12 kits; requiring the kits and the use of such kits to 
 13 be included in certain drills; requiring the kits to 
 14 be restocked under certain circumstances; providing an 
 15 effective date. 
 16 
 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 18 
 19 Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 1003.457, 
 20 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), a new 
 21 subsection (4) is added to that section, and subsection (1) of 
 22 that section is amended, to read: 
 23 1003.457 Cardiac emergencies, and automated external 
 24 defibrillators, and bleeding control kits on school grounds.— 
 25 (1) Each public school shall develop a plan for urgent 
 26 life-saving emergencies (PULSE) that addresses the appropriate 
 27 use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an 
 28 individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, severe bleeding, 
 29 or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds. 
 30 Each PULSE must integrate evidence-based core elements and 
 31 consider those elements recommended by the American Heart 
 32 Association for schools responding to cardiac emergencies. 
 33 (4)(a) No later than July 1, 2028, each public school, 
 34 including charter schools, must have bleeding control kits on 
 35 school grounds. Each bleeding control kit must be available in a 
 36 clearly marked and publicized location. Schools must maintain 
 37 the bleeding control kits according to the manufacturer’s 
 38 recommendations. The Department of Education shall establish 
 39 guidelines for determining the number of bleeding control kits 
 40 each school is required to have pursuant to this subsection. 
 41 (b) Appropriate staff, as determined by the department, 
 42 must receive training in the use of bleeding control kits. 
 43 (c) Bleeding control kits and the use of such kits must be 
 44 integrated into the appropriate emergency drills under s. 
 45 1006.07(4). 
 46 (d) Upon the use of a bleeding control kit, the kit must be 
 47 restocked and used items must be replaced. 
 48 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.