SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1231, 1525, 2981 PRINTER'S NO. 4184
No. 1085 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY FLICK, STERN, STAIRS, BASTIAN, BROWNE,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA,
CORRIGAN, COY, DAILEY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, FAIRCHILD, FARGO,
FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FREEMAN, GIGLIOTTI, GODSHALL, HARHAI,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HESS, JOSEPHS, KAISER, LAUGHLIN,
LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MASLAND, McILHATTAN, MELIO,
MICHLOVIC, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, NICKOL, ORIE,
PESCI, PIPPY, PLATTS, READSHAW, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SERAFINI, SHANER, B. SMITH,
STABACK, BAKER, BARD, STETLER, STEVENSON, STURLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, TRICH, VAN HORNE,
WILLIAMS, YUDICHAK, ADOLPH, GORDNER, DRUCE, ZIMMERMAN, HABAY,
LaGROTTA AND BELFANTI, MARCH 24, 1999
SENATOR RHOADES, EDUCATION, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
NOVEMBER 14, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," providing school lunch and school <--
6 breakfast reimbursement payments from the Commonwealth. FOR <--
7 INSTRUCTION IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
11 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
12 section to read:
13 Section 1337.1. School Lunch and Breakfast Reimbursement.-- <--
14 The Commonwealth shall reimburse each school offering a school
1 lunch or school breakfast program, or both, ten cents (10¢) per
2 meal served for the 2000-2001 school year and every year
3 thereafter. For the purposes of this section "school" shall have
4 the same meaning as given to that word in 7 CFR 210.2 (relating
5 to definitions).
6 SECTION 1205.4. CPR INSTRUCTION.--(A) SCHOOL ENTITIES SHALL <--
7 BE REQUIRED TO OFFER A CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION TRAINING
8 (CPR) CLASS ON SCHOOL PREMISES AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.
9 THE COURSE SHALL BE OFFERED AS AN OPTION TO ALL EMPLOYES OF THE
10 SCHOOL ENTITY.
11 (B) COMPLETION OF TRAINING, INCLUDING TESTING OF SKILLS AND
12 KNOWLEDGE, SHALL BE DOCUMENTED BY THE SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF A
13 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRAINING ENTITY AND SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE
14 TRAINING WAS COMPLETED. DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE RETAINED IN THE
15 FACILITY IN THAT EMPLOYE'S FILE. TRAINING SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY:
16 (1) THE AMERICAN RED CROSS;
17 (2) THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION;
18 (3) AN INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED TO CONDUCT CPR TRAINING BY THE
19 AMERICAN RED CROSS, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OR OTHER
20 CERTIFYING AGENCY, APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; OR
21 (4) OTHER CERTIFYING AGENCY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
22 HEALTH.
23 (C) SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY INCLUDE THIS TRAINING IN THE
24 CONTINUING EDUCATION PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE DISTRICT TO THE
25 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNDER SECTION 1205.1.
26 (D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A SCHOOL ENTITY SHALL BE
27 DEFINED AS A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE UNIT OR AREA
28 VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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