October 20, 2011, Introduced by Senators JONES, SCHUITMAKER, PROOS, BOOHER, NOFS, MARLEAU, ROCCA, PAPPAGEORGE, ANDERSON, JANSEN, EMMONS, HOOD and MEEKHOF and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1531d (MCL 380.1531d), as added by 2003 PA 18.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1531d. (1) Beginning July 1, 2004, the superintendent of
public instruction shall not issue an initial teaching certificate
to a person unless the person presents evidence satisfactory to the
superintendent of public instruction that the person meets 1 of the
following:
(a) Has successfully completed a course approved by the
department in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
including a test demonstration on a mannequin, and has successfully
completed instruction approved by the department in foreign body
airway obstruction management, and holds valid certification in
these
topics issued by the American red cross, Red Cross, American
heart association, or a comparable organization or institution
approved by the department.
(b) Has physical limitations that make it impracticable for
the person to complete the instruction and obtain the required
certification under subdivision (a).
(2) A person who meets the requirements described in
subsection (1)(a) and who performs first aid, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, or foreign body airway obstruction management on
another person in the course of his or her employment as a teacher
is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act
or omission occurring in that performance except an act or omission
constituting gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
(3) A school employee who renders emergency services to
another individual using an automated external defibrillator in the
course of his or her employment or at an extracurricular school
activity is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from
an act or omission occurring in that performance except an act or
omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton
misconduct.
(4) (3)
This section does not create a duty
to act on the part
of
a person who holds the a certification described in subsection
(1)(a) or a school employee under subsection (3).