Bill Text: HI HB942 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 942 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Emergency Medical Response.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-03-10 - Referred to EDU, WAM. [HB942 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2023-HB942-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	942
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that in critical medical emergencies, each minute matters. Long-term injury, brain damage, and even death can occur within just a few minutes in some types of emergencies. Whether it is a student choking or a teacher experiencing cardiac arrest, help provided within four minutes, rather than eight minutes, can save a life.

The legislature further finds that while the department of education currently has basic emergency response guidance, there is a gap between the guidance provided to "administer first aid" and the training and preparedness of personnel in the case of an unforeseen critical medical emergency.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to supplement the department of education's emergency procedures guide, RS 10‑0431, by requiring that each public school's administration and public charter school's administration appoint any member of the staff to be a critical emergency response team member.

SECTION 2. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III, subpart F, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302A- Critical emergency response. (a) Each public school shall establish a critical emergency response team that shall consist of critical emergency response team members.

(b) Each critical emergency response team member shall:

(1) Maintain active certifications in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator from organizations approved by the department; provided that any certification more than two years old shall not be valid for purposes of this paragraph; and

(2) Respond in good faith when activated.

"Critical emergency" means a situation in which a person is in immediate danger of loss of life, including from cardiac arrest, choking, or uncontrolled bleeding.

"First aid" means lifesaving help given in a critical emergency, including providing abdominal thrusts when someone is choking, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation when someone is unconscious and does not have a pulse, or applying pressure or a tourniquet in an uncontrolled bleeding."

SECTION 3. Chapter 302D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302D- Critical emergency response. (a) Each public charter school shall establish a critical emergency response team that shall consist of critical emergency response team members.

(b) Each critical emergency response team member shall:

(2) Respond in good faith when activated.

"Critical emergency" means a situation in which a person is in immediate danger of loss of life, including from cardiac arrest, choking, or uncontrolled bleeding.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for public schools to implement critical emergency response teams.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for public charter schools to implement critical emergency response teams.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the state public charter school commission for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 6. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.

Report Title:

Critical Emergency Response; DOE; Charter Schools; Safety; Appropriation

Description:

Requires each department of education school and public charter school to establish a critical emergency response team. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

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