North Carolina SB 89: AEDs and CPR in Schools.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 89

Short Title: AEDs and CPR in Schools. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Hanig (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
February 13, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE PLACEMENT OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL 2
DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) IN SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR 3
SCHOOL PERSONNEL ON THE USE OF AEDS AND CPR. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 6
"(50) Duty to Adopt Rules for Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs). – The 7
State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the installation, use, and 8
maintenance of AEDs in public school units. At a minimum, the rules shall 9
include provisions for the following: 10
a. Installation and placement of at least two AEDs in each school in a 11
public school unit, with one AED being placed in a location identified 12
by the State Board and one being placed in the school athletic facility 13
or area. 14
b. Implementation of an appropriate training course for public school 15
personnel in the use of AEDs, including the role of cardiopulmonary 16
resuscitation (CPR) and first aid. 17
c. Proper maintenance and testing of the AEDs. 18
d. Coordination with appropriate licensed professionals in the oversight 19
of training on the AEDs. 20
e. Coordination with local emergency medical systems regarding the 21
placement of AEDs in school buildings." 22
SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 23
"(70) Use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs). – Local boards of education 24
shall develop policies for the installation, maintenance, and use of AEDs in 25
accordance with rules developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to 26
G.S. 115C-12(50)." 27
SECTION 2.(b) G.S. 115C-150.12C is amended by adding a new subdivision to 28
read: 29
"(37) Use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). – The board of trustees shall 30
develop policies for the installation, maintenance, and use of AEDs in 31
accordance with rules developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to 32
G.S. 115C-12(50)." 33
SECTION 2.(c) G.S. 115C-218.75 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 34

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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"(p) Use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs). – Charter schools shall develop 1
policies for the installation, maintenance, and use of AEDs in accordance with rules developed 2
by the State Board of Education pursuant to G.S. 115C-12(50)." 3
SECTION 2.(d) G.S. 115C-238.66 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 4
"(23) Use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). – Regional schools shall 5
develop policies for the installation, maintenance, and use of AEDs in 6
accordance with rules developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to 7
G.S. 115C-12(50)." 8
SECTION 2.(e) G.S. 116-11 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 9
"(15) The Board of Governors shall develop policies for all public secondary 10
schools under the Board's jurisdiction for the installation, maintenance, and 11
use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in accordance with rules 12
developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to G.S. 115C-12(50)." 13
SECTION 2.(f) G.S. 115C-562.5(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 14
"(7a) For any school facility in which students attend in-person classes, install and 15
maintain two automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and provide training to 16
school staff on the proper use of AEDs. Schools are encouraged but not 17
required to use rules issued by the State Board of Education pursuant to 18
G.S. 115C-12(50) to guide the school's policy on the installation location of 19
the AEDs and staff training." 20
SECTION 3.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 21
Public Instruction the sum of nine million two hundred thousand dollars ($9,200,000) in 22
nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated by the Superintendent of Public 23
Instruction to the governing body of each public school unit in the amount of four thousand 24
dollars ($4,000) per school in the public school unit for the purchase and installation of two AEDs 25
per school and training personnel on the proper use of the AEDs as required by this act. 26
SECTION 3.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of 27
Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million eight hundred thousand 28
dollars ($2,800,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated to the 29
State Education Assistance Authority to be distributed to all nonpublic schools that accept 30
eligible students receiving scholarship grants in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000) per 31
school for the purchase and installation of two AEDs per school and training personnel on the 32
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