SB1551 - Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.

      By: Cook, et al. S.B. No. 1551     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators   at public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 38.017(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Each school district shall make available at each campus   in the district at least one automated external defibrillator, as   defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code.  A campus   defibrillator must be readily available during any University   Interscholastic League athletic competition held on the campus.  In   determining the placement of [ location at which to store ] a campus   defibrillator, the principal of the campus shall consider the   primary location on campus where students engage in athletic   activities and place the defibrillator in a clearly marked and   accessible location. An automated external defibrillator may not   be placed in a locked case when students or school employees are   regularly present on campus .          SECTION 2.  Not later than the first instructional day of the   2026-2027 school year, each public school to which Section 38.017,   Education Code, as amended by this Act, applies shall make   available automated external defibrillators as required by that   section.          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.