Texas Education Code
§ 28.0023 — CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR INSTRUCTION
ED § 28.0023Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT · Art. A. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS; CURRICULUM
Statute text
View on source(a)Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.
(b)The State Board of Education by rule shall require instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator, for students in grades 7 through 12.
(c)A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide instruction to students in grades 7 through 12 in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section and State Board of Education rules adopted under this section. The instruction may be provided as a part of any course. A student shall receive the instruction at least once before graduation.
(d)A school administrator may waive the curriculum requirement under this section for an eligible student who has a disability.
(e)Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction must include training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and the use of an automated external defibrillator that has been developed:
(1)by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (H.B. 897), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (H.B. 897), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 4375), Sec. 3, eff. June 11, 2023.