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  89R5131 KRM-D     By: Cook S.B. No. 1550       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in public   schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.0023(e), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (e)  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction must include   training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and training   in the use of an automated external defibrillator and must   incorporate psychomotor skills to support the instruction. The   instruction must be [ that has been ] developed:                (1)  by the American Heart Association or the American   Red Cross; or                (2)  using nationally recognized, evidence-based   guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care [ and incorporating   psychomotor skills to support the instruction ].          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.