2014 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 12 - Junior and Senior High Schools -- Curriculum
§ 49-6-1208 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) program for junior or senior high schools curriculum.
(a) The state board of education may provide for a program of instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques commensurate with the learning expectations within the lifetime wellness curriculum for public junior or senior high schools. All students should participate in this introduction at least once during their attendance in junior or senior high school.
(b) It is not the intention of this section to require full certification in CPR. It is the intention of the section that students will learn the techniques and practice the psychomotor skills associated with performing CPR. For the purposes of this section, "psychomotor skills" means the use of hands-on practice and skills testing to support cognitive learning and shall not include cognitive-only training.
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