(a) The State Board of Education, after consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop rules based on guidelines for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that incorporates at least the following:
(1) Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators;
(2) Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2009, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or in equivalent course materials, as they existed on January 1, 2009;
(4) Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and
(5) An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate response with each use of the automated external defibrillator.
(b) Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training shall count fully toward the existing professional development requirements for teachers and school personnel.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 10 - General Provisions
§ 6-10-103. Prosecutions and fines
§ 6-10-104. Duty of prosecuting attorney
§ 6-10-106. Uniform dates for beginning and end of school year — Definition
§ 6-10-107. Notice of beginning of school term
§ 6-10-108. Twelve-month school year — Definition
§ 6-10-109. Special program for training parents of students
§ 6-10-110. Fire marshal program
§ 6-10-111. Equity Assistance Center
§ 6-10-112. Rent on Department of Education buildings
§ 6-10-113. Eye protection — Definitions
§ 6-10-114. Unlawful to discriminate — Penalties
§ 6-10-117. Four-day school week — Definition
§ 6-10-118. Information about the availability of ARKids First
§ 6-10-120. Adequate and equitable public education system
§ 6-10-121. Tornado safety drills — Definition
§ 6-10-122. Automated external defibrillators required
§ 6-10-123. School-based automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs
§ 6-10-124. Updating of school policies
§ 6-10-125. School district floor plan on file with emergency management coordinator — Definition
§ 6-10-126. Delay or early release of school due to emergency circumstances
§ 6-10-127. Making up missed school days
§ 6-10-128. School resource officers
§ 6-10-129. Efficiency in reporting — Definitions
§ 6-10-130. Use of English learner assessment scores
§ 6-10-132. Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act — Definition