MI Comp L § 380.1170a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 380 - The Revised School Code|Act 451 of 1976 - The Revised School Code (380.1 - 380.1853)|Article 2 - (380.805...380.1644)|451-1976-2-15 - Part 15 School Districts; Powers and Duties Generally (380.1131...380.1186)|Section 380.1170a - Model Core Academic Curriculum Content Standards for Health Education; Subject Area Content Expectations and Guidelines for Health Education; Instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillators; Individuals Providing Instruction; Use of Local Resources; Exemption; Definitions.

380.1170a Model core academic curriculum content standards for health education; subject area content expectations and guidelines for health education; instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators; individuals providing instruction; use of local resources; exemption; definitions.Sec. 1170a.  (1) By not later than the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall ensure that the model core academic curriculum content standards for health education and the subject area content expectations and guidelines for health education under section 1278a provide for all of the following:  (a) Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12. Subject to subsection (5), the content standards and subject area content expectations shall ensure that the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation are incorporated into the instruction and that the instruction is based on either of the following:  (i) An instructional program developed by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.  (ii) Nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  (b) Instruction about automated external defibrillators for pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12.  (2) The content standards or subject area content expectations and guidelines under subsection (1) shall not require a certificated teacher to be an authorized CPR/AED instructor to facilitate, provide, or oversee instruction described in subsection (1)(a) if that instruction does not result in a pupil earning a CPR certification card or status.  (3) If instruction described in subsection (1)(a) will result in a pupil earning a CPR certification card or status, that instruction must be taught by an authorized CPR/AED instructor, as applicable.  (4) School districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools are encouraged to use locally available resources to provide the instruction required to meet the content standards or subject area content expectations and guidelines under subsection (1), including, but not limited to, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, representatives of the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or properly trained teachers or other school employees.  (5) The content standards and subject area content expectations and guidelines required under subsection (1) shall provide that a school or program that provides 100% online instruction is exempt from having to incorporate psychomotor skills into the instruction under this section.  (6) As used in this section:  (a) "Authorized CPR/AED instructor" means an instructor who is authorized by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or a similar nationally recognized association to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that results in the issuance of a CPR certification card or status.  (b) "CPR certification card or status" means a card or other credential evidencing successful completion of instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or a similar nationally recognized organization using evidence-based guidelines for the teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. History: Add. 2016, Act 388, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017 Popular Name: Act 451