AURORA, Ill. – In an effort to improve the safety of students and staff, state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, sponsored legislation requiring health education in Illinois secondary schools to include both cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator training (AED), and with the governor’s approval Thursday, this measure is now law.
“Accidents can happen at any time, so it is important for students to know how to react in these situations when a teacher or administrator is not present,” Kifowit said. “There have been far too many cases where people who could have survived either a heart attack or stroke, die due to a lack of assistance.”
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Kifowit sponsored House Bill 3724 requiring that students in health classes be required to learn CPR and how to operate an AED. This legislation follows numerous incidents in which students suffered fatal injuries that could have been prevented if their peers had been properly educated in these life-saving methods.
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“Teaching students how to perform CPR will save a countless number of lives,” Kifowit said. “Having tools on hand that save lives is only effective if there are people trained and ready to use them, and this measure provides access to those lifesaving individuals.”
For more information, please contact Rep. Kifowit’s constituent service office at 630-585-1308, email Stephanie.Kifowit@att.net, or visit www.ILDistrict84.com.
