Establishes Cardiac Emergency Response in Schools Grant Program in DOE, appropriates $600,000.

The bill establishes the Cardiac Emergency Response in Schools Grant Program in the Department of Education, aimed at awarding grants to school districts, charter schools, renaissance school projects, and nonpublic schools to enhance preparedness for cardiac emergencies. The Commissioner of Education will award grants for purchasing and maintaining automatic external defibrillators, purchasing cardiopulmonary resuscitation training kits, implementing cardiac emergency response plans, and providing training to staff in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or basic first aid.

Establishes Cardiac Emergency Response in Schools Grant Program in DOE, appropriates $600,000.

The bill establishes the Cardiac Emergency Response in Schools Grant Program in the Department of Education, aimed at awarding grants to school districts, charter schools, renaissance school projects, and nonpublic schools to enhance preparedness for cardiac emergencies. The Commissioner of Education will award grants for purchasing and maintaining automatic external defibrillators, purchasing cardiopulmonary resuscitation training kits, implementing cardiac emergency response plans, and providing training to staff in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or basic first aid.