Cardiac Emergency Response Plans and Automated External Defibrillators; expand access and provide funding.

Added $2,499,000 in state funding for CERP implementation, with priority given to high-needs schools.

Changed the start date for CERP development to the 2024-2025 school year for schools with athletic programs, rather than 2025-2026.

Added authority for the State Department of Education to establish procedures for monitoring compliance by all school types including private schools.

Removed the exemption requiring a Mississippi licensed physician to exercise medical control authority over AED users.

Changed AED placement requirement from 'three minutes' to 'within three minutes' and clarified that AEDs must be available in unlocked locations on school property.

Simplified the definition of high-needs schools by removing references to Community Eligibility Provision and Universal Free Meals, keeping only the 50% free/reduced meal eligibility and Title 1 status criteria.