BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 1639 (Maienschein) - Pupil health: The Eric Paredes Sudden
Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act
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|Version: June 14, 2016 |Policy Vote: ED. 9 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 1, 2016 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill Summary: This bill, beginning July 1, 2017, establishes a
return-to-play protocol for students who pass out or faint
during an athletic activity; requires coaches to complete a
sudden cardiac arrest training course; and requires the
California Department of Education (CDE) to post specified
information on its website related to sudden cardiac arrest.
Fiscal Impact:
The CDE estimates one-time costs of $85,000 General Fund to
post required information on its website.
Significant local costs for schools that elect to conduct
athletic activities to comply with the bill's requirements.
These activities are unlikely to be deemed a state
reimbursable mandate since the bill's requirements are based
upon a school's decision to conduct athletic activities. See
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staff comments.
Background: Existing law:
Establishes similar requirements regarding concussion and head
injuries as this bill does for sudden cardiac arrest symptoms.
Specifically, it requires a school district, charter school,
or private school that elects to offer an athletic program to
comply with all of the following:
o Immediately remove from the athletic activity for
the remainder of the day an athlete who is suspected of
sustaining a concussion or head injury.
o Prohibits the athlete from returning to the athletic
activity until he or she is evaluated and provided
written clearance by a licensed health care provider.
o Requires the athlete, if the health care provider
determines a concussion or head injury was sustained, to
complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of at least
seven days in duration.
o Requires a concussion and head injury information
sheet to be signed and returned by the athlete and the
parent annually before the athlete initiates practice or
competition. (Education Code § 49475)
States legislative intent that high school athletic coaches
complete training regarding the identification of and
appropriate response to concussions, among other things. (EC §
35179.1)
Requires the principal of a school, when an automated external
defibrillator (AED) is placed in a public or private K-12
school, to ensure that the school administrators and staff
annually receive information that describes sudden cardiac
arrest, the school's emergency response plan, and the proper
use of an AED. (Health & Safety Code § 1797.196)
Proposed Law: This bill establishes the Eric Paredes Sudden
Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act beginning July 1, 2017. It
requires the CDE to post on its website guidelines, videos, and
an information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and
warning signs, and other relevant materials to inform and
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educate students and parents, and to train coaches about the
warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. Schools and school
districts are encouraged to post this information on their
websites as well.
This bill establishes the following requirements for schools
that elect to conduct athletic activities:
Before a student participates in an athletic activity governed
by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the school
must collect and retain a copy of the sudden cardiac arrest
information sheet required by the CIF for that student.
Before a student participates in an athletic activity not
governed by the CIF, the student and the parent or guardian
are required to sign and return to the student's school an
acknowledgement of receipt and review of the information
posted online by the CDE.
Requires a student who passes out, or is known to have passed
out, while participating in or following an athletic activity,
to be removed from participation at that time by the athletic
director, coach, or athletic trainer.
Authorizes a student who exhibits any of the other symptoms of
sudden cardiac arrest during athletic activity to be removed
from participation, as specified.
If an athletic trainer is absent, any coach that observes
these signs is required to notify the parent or guardian of
the student so that they can determine any treatment
necessary.
A student who is removed from play is prohibited from being
allowed to participate in an athletic activity until the
student is evaluated and cleared in writing by any of the
specified healthcare providers to return to participate.
A coach is required, before being able to coach an athletic
activity, to complete the sudden cardiac arrest training
course posted online by the CDE and is required to retake the
course every two years.
Related Legislation: AB 1719 (Rodriguez, 2016) requires school
districts and charter schools serving students in grades 9
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through 12 to offer instruction in compression-only
cardiopulmonary resuscitation as part of a required course,
commencing in the 2018-19 school year. AB 1719 is pending in
this committee.
Staff Comments: This bill codifies recent CIF bylaws regarding
the sudden cardiac arrest return-to-play protocol, the
information sheet requirement, and the coaches' training
requirements contained in this bill. Since the CIF governs
competitive athletics in grades 9 through 12, high schools may
already be in compliance with these requirements. This bill
essentially extends the CIF bylaw to athletic activities at
schools that are not governed by CIF, including athletic
activities in the younger grades.
The requirement to sign and return an acknowledgement of receipt
and review of the information posted online by CDE is not
currently required by CIF and therefore a requirement that
schools would have to implement if they conduct athletic
activities not governed by the CIF. This bill may also
necessitate additional training to ensure all appropriate staff
are aware of the requirements in this bill.
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