125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1139		LR 1800(01)
	An Act To Require Students To Receive Instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator prior to Graduation
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Graham of North Yarmouth
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires that, by the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, every school that is required to participate in the system of learning results implement instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator.				School	Significant statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Education to establish rules that set the standards for instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.