House Sponsors: WOOLARD-FANTIN-CURRY,JULIE-COULSON. Senate Sponsors: MYERS,J Short description: CRITICAL HEALTH ED-COACHES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Urges school boards to encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic programs and other extracurricular school activities to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements established by the American Red Cross or other qualified certifying agencies approved by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes provisions requiring a qualified certifying agency to be approved by the State Board of Education. Adds provisions encouraging each school board to employ or have on its volunteer staff at least one person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Authorizes school districts to use institute or inservice days to conduct training programs for teachers and other school personnel who are interested in becoming qualified to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. FISCAL NOTE, H-am 1 (State Bd. of Ed.) HB 1272, as amended, is permissive in nature and will impost no new costs upon local school districts. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-am 1 No change from previous note. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status