2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 16 Education
CHAPTER 16-22 Curriculum
§ 16-22-15 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
§ 16-22-15 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. – (a) The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and prescribe a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course for public school students in the state. The course shall be established in accordance with the requirements and criteria obtained from the Red Cross and/or the American Heart Association, Rhode Island Affiliate, Inc. and the director of the department of health. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate course guidelines including the age or grade level of pupils required to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
(b) The school committees of the several cities, towns, and school districts shall provide for the incorporation of the course in training in existing health education courses.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1987, ch. 62, § 1.)
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