HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 95 FILED ON: 1/7/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 438
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Lawn, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for athletic coaches.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
David B. Sullivan | 6th Bristol |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. | 34th Middlesex |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 95 FILED ON: 1/7/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 438
By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 438) of John J. Lawn, Jr. and others for legislation to require public school athletic coaches to have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation . Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for athletic coaches.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 47A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:-
All coaches shall be required to have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other agency approved by the department of public health. Such requirement shall not apply to physically disabled coaches. A school district which hires a coach under this section shall not be responsible for costs associated with said certification.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on August 1, 2014.
