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SCH CD-CPR-FEMALE MANIKINS, the official text

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HB4788 Enrolled                       LRB104 19861 LNS 33311 b

1   AN ACT concerning education.

2   Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4   Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section

5 27-250 as follows:

6   (105 ILCS 5/27-250)

7   Sec. 27-250. High school CPR and AED training for pupils.

8 All secondary schools in this State shall include training on

9 how to properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and

10 how to use an automated external defibrillator in their

11 curriculum. This training must be in accordance with standards

12 of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or

13 another nationally recognized certifying organization.

14  No pupil is required to receive training on how to

15 properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or how to

16 use an automated external defibrillator if his or her parent

17 or guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to

18 take or participate in the training must not be a reason for

19 suspension or expulsion of the pupil.

20  Beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, cardiopulmonary

21 resuscitation training shall include the use of both breasted

22 and non-breasted manikins, which may be provided through the

23 use of chest covers on existing manikins. Schools shall
HB4788 Enrolled  -2-  LRB104 19861 LNS 33311 b

1 provide reasonable opportunities for students to practice on
2 both breasted and non-breasted manikins.
3 (Source: P.A. 104-391, eff. 8-15-25.)
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