HB 2809
You can read and track HB 2809 on the Oregon State Legislature site
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.
Requires certain persons employed by school district or public charter school to have valid
certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Allows Department of Education to distribute moneys to school districts and public charter
schools to assist persons in becoming certified.
Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2015.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation requirements for school employees working with elemen-
tary school children; creating new provisions; amending ORS 244.020; and declaring an emer-
gency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, “certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation”
means certification that indicates successful completion of an accredited class that:
(a) Is taught in compliance with current American Heart Association guidelines for per-
forming, training, practicing and testing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and for the inte-
grated use of an automated external defibrillator; and
(b) Provides hands-on training and testing of adult, child and infant cardiopulmonary
resuscitation using current American Heart Association standards that include compressions
and breaths and the integrated use of an automated external defibrillator.
(2) Every school district and public charter school shall require a person to have valid
certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the person is:
(a) A licensed or registered teacher employed by the school district or public charter
school and teaching students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 5;
(b) A full-time employee of the school district or public charter school who has direct
contact with students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 5; or
(c) An employee of the school district or public charter school who works in food services
and who has direct contact with students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 5.
(3) The Department of Education may distribute moneys to school districts and public
charter schools for the purpose of paying the costs associated with assisting:
(a) Persons identified in subsection (2) of this section with training to receive certifica-
tion in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(b) School districts and public charter schools with ensuring that persons identified in
subsection (2) of this section are paid their regular hourly wage while being trained to re-
ceive certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
SECTION 2. The requirement that a person described in section 1 (2) of this 2015 Act
have a certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation first applies to the 2016-2017 school
year.
SECTION 3. ORS 244.020 is amended to read:
....(long section that describes state employee ethics stuff).....
(b) “Gift” does not mean:
....(lists items A-P that don't count as gifts)....
(Q) Any training costs, funding or other assistance provided to a public official to assist
the public official with complying with the requirements of section 1 of this 2015 Act related
to certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
SECTION 4. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Department of Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2015, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $360,000, which may be distributed as provided by section 1 (3)
of this 2015 Act.
SECTION 5. This 2015 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2015 Act takes effect
July 1, 2015.
