Arizona SB 1009: criminal damage; monuments; memorials; statues

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SB1009 - 572R - S Ver 

 Senate Engrossed

 high school students; 
 AED training

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SENATE BILL 1009

AN 
ACT

Amending sections 15-718.01 and 43-1089.01, 
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school curricula.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.1. Section 
15-718.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-718.01. Instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of 
automated external defibrillators; exemptions; definitions

A. On or before July 1, 2019, 
School districts and charter schools shall provide public school pupils with 
one or more training sessions in both cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation, through the use of psychomotor skills in an 
age-appropriate manner, and the use of automated external 
defibrillators during high school. �This training shall 
must be based on the most current national evidence-based 
emergency cardiovascular care guidelines, consistent with 
national standards, for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and 
the use of automated external defibrillators. The 
training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation must include training through the use 
of psychomotor skills in an age-appropriate manner. A 
school district or charter school may assign homework to satisfy the 
requirements of this subsection and subsections B and E of 
this section, if the completion of the homework is 
verified by a teacher or parent.

B. School district or charter school instruction 
that results in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of 
automated external defibrillators, or both, must be provided by a 
certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation trainer. This 
subsection does not require a teacher or administrator who facilitates, 
provides or oversees the instruction to be an authorized a certified trainer of cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation if the instruction does not result in cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation certification in cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation or the use of automated external defibrillators, or both.

C. The instruction provided under 
pursuant to subsection A of this section must include the 
hands-on practicing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and 
the use of automated external defibrillators, except for students who 
are enrolled in an online school as defined in section 15-808.

D. A school district or charter 
school shall excuse a pupil shall be excused from 
the instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of 
automated external defibrillators at the request of either:

1. The pupil's parent.

2. A pupil who provides written documentation that 
the pupil has previously received training in or is currently certified in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of automated external 
defibrillators, or both.

3. If the pupil is a child with a disability as 
defined in section 15-731, the pupil's individualized education program 
team if the individualized education program team makes a determination to 
excuse the pupil from the instruction.

E. A school district or charter school may accept 
from any person, public entity or other legal entity in-kind donations of 
materials, equipment or services that may be used in the instruction on 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of automated external 
defibrillators, or both.

F. A 
school district or charter school may use any of the following persons to 
provide instruction and training pursuant to this section:

1. Emergency 
medical technicians.

2. Paramedics.

3. Fire 
department personnel.

4. Police 
officers.

5. Representatives 
of the American heart association.

6. Representatives 
of the American red cross.

7. Teachers.

8. Other 
school employees.

9. Other 
similarly qualified persons.

G. For the purposes of this section: , 

1. "Automated external 
defibrillator" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2261.

2. "Psychomotor 
skills" means sequences of physical actions that are practiced in a manner 
that supports cognitive learning. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.2. Section 
43-1089.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE43-1089.01. Tax credit; public school fees and contributions; definitions

A. A 
credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by this title for the amount of any 
fees paid or cash contributions made by a taxpayer or on the taxpayer's behalf 
pursuant to section 43-401, subsection G during the taxable year to a 
public school located in this state for the following public school purposes:

1. Standardized 
testing for college credit or readiness offered by a widely recognized and 
accepted educational testing organization. 

2. The 
career and technical education industry certification assessment. 

3. Preparation 
courses and materials for standardized testing. 

4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Training in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the