SB-0179,As Passed Senate,May 20, 2003                                       

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 179

                                                                             A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

"The revised school code,"                                                  

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1523.                             

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1   Sec. 1523.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this                        

2   subsection, the board of a school district or local act school              

3   district or board of directors of a public school academy shall             

4   require each person it employs as a coach of an interscholastic             

5   athletic activity, or assigns to serve as a coach of an                     

6   interscholastic athletic activity, to hold valid certification in           

7   sport safety training.  Certification in sport safety training              

8   may be achieved by successful completion of a sport safety                  

9   training course approved by the state board.  The sport safety              

10  training course shall include instruction in at least                       

11  cardiopulmanary resuscitation, emergency procedures, first aid,             

1   and injury prevention.  This requirement does not apply to any of           

2   the following:                                                              

3       (a) A person who is employed or serving as an interscholastic               

4   athletic coach in this state as of the effective date of this               

5   section or who has been employed or served as an interscholastic            

6   athletic coach in this state before the effective date of this              

7   section.                                                                    

8       (b) A person who demonstrates that he or she has physical                   

9   limitations that make it impracticable for the person to complete           

10  the course and obtain the required certification under this                 

11  subsection.                                                                 

12      (c) A person who is licensed under part 170, 172, 175, or 209               

13  of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to                     

14  333.25211.                                                                  

15      (2) A person who holds the sport safety certification                       

16  described in this section and who in an emergency provides                  

17  physical aid within the scope of the sport safety training to               

18  another person in the course of his or her employment or service            

19  as an interscholastic athletic coach is not liable in a civil               

20  action for damages resulting from an act or omission occurring in           

21  providing that aid except an act or omission constituting gross             

22  negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.                                

23      (3) This section does not create a duty to act on the part of               

24  a person who holds sport safety certification.

25      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect July                  

26  1, 2004.