HEALTH SERVICES: Requires CPR/AED training for coaches in Louisiana. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
This bill requires coaches in Louisiana to complete CPR and AED training, directly affecting schools and athletic programs. However, the law includes a specific provision stating that it will not take effect unless the legislature provides funding or private donations are made to cover the training costs. This means local school districts are not immediately forced to pay for the program on their own. The measure aims to ensure safety training for coaches while preventing an unfunded financial burden on public schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2024 · House May 14, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 15, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Wheat
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Jerome Zeringue
RRepublican
Co
John Wyble
RRepublican
Co
Kim Carver
RRepublican
Co
Kim Coates
RRepublican
Co
Larry Selders
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Bryant
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Melerine
RRepublican
Co
Mike Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Polly Thomas
RRepublican
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