HB 1040 Indiana House · 2021 Regular Session

Sudden cardiac arrest of students.

Summary
Provides that sudden cardiac arrest information sheets currently required to be provided by each school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to a parent of an applicable student must include: (1) the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest; and (2) information about electrocardiogram testing. Adds definition of "applicable student". Makes changes to the definition of "athletic activity". Provides that the department of education (department) must maintain guidelines, information sheets, or forms on the department's Internet web site. Provides that, if an applicable student is suspected, as determined by a game official, coach from the student athlete's team, certified athletic trainer, marching band leader, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physician, or other official designated by the student athlete's school entity, of experiencing a symptom of sudden cardiac arrest in a practice for an athletic activity or in an athletic activity, the applicable student shall be removed from practice or play at the time that the symptom is identified. (Current law provides that, if a student athlete is suspected of experiencing a symptom of sudden cardiac arrest in a practice for an athletic activity or in an athletic activity, the student athlete shall be removed from practice or play at the time that the symptom is identified.) Allows a licensed athletic trainer, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse to evaluate whether an applicable student is experiencing a symptom of sudden cardiac arrest. Requires that an applicable student may not return to practice or play until the coach, marching band leader, or other official designated by the applicable student's school entity has: (1) provided information to the applicable student's parent about sudden cardiac arrest; and (2) received verbal permission from a parent of the applicable student that the applicable student may return to practice and play. Requires a coach, marching band leader, or certain other leaders, in a manner and frequency determined by the state board of education, to complete the sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by the department. Provides that a coach, marching band leader, and certain other extracurricular activity leader who completes the course and provides coaching or other leadership services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in an athletic activity for which the coach, marching band leader, or other leader provided coaching or leadership services, except for an act or omission by the coach, marching band leader, or other extracurricular activity leader that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Makes technical corrections (a legal guardian is included in the definition of a parent in IC 20).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 31, 2021 Signed Apr 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021

How they voted

2711
Passed
Total votes 38
Mar 25, 2021
D Democratic8
6 Yea 2 Nay
75% Yea
R Republican30
21 Yea 9 Nay
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Apr 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 1, 2021
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 343: yeas 88, nays 0
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 271: yeas 37, nays 13
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 92, nays 6
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors