Whereas, the public has a justifiable and legitimate interest in ensuring that every student has adequate access during the school day to school personnel who are certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and who can serve as first responders in medical emergencies resulting from sudden cardiac events; now, therefore, be it

Sec. 1. Survey. Resolved: That the Department of Education, working together with the school nurse consultant under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1971, the School Health Advisory Committee and other appropriate organizations, shall review the recommendations of the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillators for Maine Schools Workgroup and shall design a survey of school administrative units and private schools enrolling more than 60% of their students at public expense in the State regarding the extent to which these school administrative units and private schools have medical emergency response plans in place and have developed emergency response teams comprised of school personnel who hold valid certifications in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and whose roles include providing an immediate response to a medical emergency, including a medical emergency resulting from a sudden cardiac event.

In reviewing the recommendations of the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillators for Maine Schools Workgroup prior to designing the survey of school administrative units and private schools in accordance with this section, the department shall also review the most recent guidance provided by the American Heart Association and the National Association of School Nurses regarding emergency preparedness planning in kindergarten through grade 12 public schools.

The survey developed by the department must assess the following:

1. As of the end of the 2003-2004 school year, the number of school administrative units and private schools enrolling more than 60% of their students at public expense in the State that have written local policies and procedures for ensuring that every student has adequate access during the school day to school personnel that are certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;