HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-3831RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -�
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH,
FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR FLORIDA SENATE BILL 430 AND FLORIDA
HOUSE BILL 1607, RELATING TO CARDIAC EMERGENCIES; DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE TERMS OF THIS
RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Senators Corey Simon, Danny Burgess, and Kristen Aston Arrington
introduced Senate Bill 430 ("SB 430"), and Florida House Representatives Taylor Yarkosky, Alex
Rizo, Adam Anderson, Yvette Benarroch, Omar Blanco, Debbie Mayfield, Danny Nix, Bill
Partington, and Judson Sapp introduced House Bill 1607 ("HB 1607"), collectively referred to as
"Cardiac Emergencies"; and
WHEREAS, SB 430 and HB 1607 requires school districts to provide basic training in first
aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation ("CPR") once during middle school and once during
high school in a physical education or health class; and
WHEREAS, SB 430 and HB 1607 also require that every public school develop a plan for
urgent life-saving emergencies to guide school personnel in responding to sudden cardiac arrest
or similar emergencies on school grounds; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it in the best interest of its student residents to
express support for SB 430 and HB 1607.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY
ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Express Support of Senate Bill 430 and House Bill 1607. The City Commission
hereby expresses its support of Senate Bill 430 and House Bill 1607.
Section 2. Direction to the City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to distribute copies
of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of Florida, the President of the Florida Senate, the
Speaker of Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senators Corey Simon, Danny Burgess, and
Kristen Aston Arrington, and Florida House Representatives Taylor Yarkosky, Alex Rizo, Adam
Anderson, Yvette Benarroch, Omar Blanco, Debbie Mayfield, Danny Nix, Bill Partington, and
Judson Sapp, and the Florida League of Cities.
Section 3. Authorization of the City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
do all things necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17"
ATTEST:
1:
Mauricid Betancur; CMC, City Clerk
Larisa Svechin, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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Alain E. Boileau, P.A., for Nabors, Giblin &
Nickerson, City Attorney
Moved by:�09AP"-f7— U 1-5iU at.�,I�Seconded by: �/ Ike gAw,l
Vote:
Mayor Svechin (Yes) (No)
Vice Mayor Lama (Yes) (No)
Commissioner Joseph �2 (Yes) (No)
Commissioner Stuyvesant (Yes) (No)
Commissioner Viscarra s✓� (Yes) (No)
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Florida Senate - 2025
CS for SB 430
By the Committee on Education Pre -K - 12; and Senators Simon and
Burgess
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s.
3 1003.453, F.S.; revising requirements for instruction
4 on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an
5 automated external defibrillator; creating s.
6 1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to
7 develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP);
8 requiring school officials to work with local
9 emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into
10 emergency responder protocols; requiring public
11 schools, including charter schools, to have at least
12 one operational automated external defibrillator on
13 school grounds by a specified date; providing
14 requirements for the placement and maintenance of the
15 defibrillators; requiring that certain school staff
16 receive specified training as determined by the CERP;
17 providing immunity from liability for school employees
18 and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the
19 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; providing construction;
20 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;
21 providing an effective date.
22
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
24
25 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida
26 Statutes, is amended to read:
27 1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
28 nutrition guidelines. -
29 (3) School districts must are—eneearaged te, provide basic
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30 training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
31 once in middle school in a physical education or health class
32 and once in high school in a physical education or health class.
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34 (a) Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills
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52 1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external
53 defibrillators on school grounds. -
54 (1) Each public school shall develop a cardiac emergency
55 response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of
56 school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual
57 experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening
58 emergency while on school grounds. Each CERP must integrate
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59 evidence -based core elements.
60 (2) School officials shall work directly with local
61 emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into the
62 community's emergency responder protocols.
63 (3)(a) No later than July 1, 2027, each public school,
64 including charter schools, must have at least one operational
65 automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The
66 defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and
67 publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator
68 according to the manufacturer's recommendations and maintain all
69 verification records for such defibrillators.
70 (b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid,
71 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use.
72 (c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered
73 with a local emergency medical services medical director.
74 (d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and
75 volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.
76 (4) Compliance with the requirements of s. 1006.165 does
77 not constitute compliance with this section.
78 (5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
79 administer this section.
80 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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CS/HB 1607 2025
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s.
3 1003.453, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing,
4 school districts to provide training in basic first
5 aid to certain students; providing requirements for
6 such training; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring
7 each public school to develop a plan for urgent life -
8 saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes;
9 requiring school officials to work with local
10 emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE
11 into emergency responder protocols; requiring public
12 schools, including charter schools, to have at least
13 one operational automated external defibrillator on
14 school grounds by a specified date; providing
15 requirements for the placement and maintenance of the
16 defibrillators; providing construction; requiring that
17 certain school staff receive specified training;
18 providing registration requirements for the location
19 of the defibrillators; providing immunity from
20 liability for school employees and volunteers under
21 the Good Samaritan Act and the Cardiac Arrest Survival
22 Act; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt
23 rules; providing an effective date.
24
25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
30 nutrition guidelines. -
31 (3) School districts must are eneeurageel te provide basic
32 training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
33 once in middle school in a physical education or health class
34 and once in high school in a physical education or health class.
35 Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must:
36 (a) Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills
37 associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
38 (b) Include the use of an automated external defibrillator
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51 eneeuraged.
52 Section 2. Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created
53 to read:
54 1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external
55 defibrillators on school grounds. -
56 (1) Each public school shall develop a plan for urgent
57 life-saving emergencies (PULSE) that addresses the appropriate
58 use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an
59 individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life -
60 threatening emergency while on school grounds. Each PULSE must
61 integrate evidence -based core elements and consider those
62 elements recommended by the American Heart Association for
63 schools responding to cardiac emergencies.
64 (2) School officials shall work directly with local
65 emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE into the
66 community's emergency responder protocols.
67 _(3) (a) No later than July 1, 2027, each public school,
68 including charter schools, must have at least one operational
69 automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The
70 defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and
71 publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator
72 according to the manufacturer's recommendations and maintain all
73 verification records for such defibrillators. Compliance with
74 the requirements of s. 1006.165 does not constitute compliance
75 with this section.
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76 (b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid,
77 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use.
78 (c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered
79 with a local emergency medical services medical director.
80 (d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and
81 volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.
82 (4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
83 administer this section.
84 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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City of Sunny Isles.Beach
18070 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
(305) 947-0606 City Hall
(305) 949-3113 Fax
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Jeniffer Viscarra, Commissioner
DATE: April 17, 2025
RE: Expressing Support for Florida Senate Bill 430 and Florida House Bill 1607
Regarding Cardiac Emergencies
RECOMMENDATION:
Presented for consideration.
REASONS:
Senate Bill 430 and House Bill 1607 strengthen student and staff safety by ensuring Florida public
schools are better equipped to respond to sudden cardiac emergencies. These bills require schools to
provide hands-on CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) training for students at multiple
grade levels and mandate the presence of at least one operational AED on school grounds by July 1,
2027. They also require schools to establish cardiac emergency response plans (CERP or PULSE),
developed in coordination with local emergency services and aligned with evidence -based best
practices, such as those recommended by the American Heart Association. By prioritizing early
intervention, preparedness, and training, these bills can significantly increase survival rates in life-
threatening situations while promoting health education and public safety throughout the school
system.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
SB 430.pdf
HB 1607.pdf
Item Number: 9.S
629