HB2775 - Tennessee - Education, Safety

Companion Bill SB2828. Education - Encourages LEAs to place automatic external defibrillators in schools; placement of such devices shall be within LEA's existing fiscal resources; classifies misuse or abuse of AED on school property by a student as misconduct that will subject student to disciplinary action. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for HB2775 / *SB2828 Increase State Expenditures - $822,100/One-Time Exceeds $100,000/Every Two Years Bill Summary for HB2775 / *SB2828 ON MARCH 31, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2775, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that schools and LEAs must comply with present law provisions regarding the program of use for AEDs in regard to the written plan, maintenance, and testing. This amendment adds that placement of an AED must be supervised and endorsed [...]

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