Date: 02/25/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1276

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 14-1276, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:35 PM -- HB14-1276

Representative Primavera introduced House Bill 14-1276. The bill creates a grant program in the Colorado Department of Education to provide grants to public high schools that provide hands-on training for students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). The grants are to be funded with a transfer of $300,000 from the General Fund. Representative Primavera responded to questions from the committee regarding the availability of AEDs in schools.

01:46 PM

Representative Primavera distributed a letter of support for the bill (Attachment A) and amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

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01:47 PM -- David Rush, CPR Professionals.com, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his experience as an emergency medical technician and the importance of quickly administering CPR in an emergency situation. He responded to questions from the committee regarding the symptoms and appearance of sudden cardiac arrest. He demonstrated how to use an AED and discussed the importance of using CPR in conjunction with an AED.

01:59 PM -- Lindsey Hayden, American Heart Association, testified in support of the bill. She discussed her personal experience with sudden cardiac arrest.

02:00 PM -- Cameron Oliver, American Heart Association, testified in support of the bill and discussed his experience losing a friend to sudden cardiac arrest. He described his experience providing CPR to Ms. Hayden during her medical episode. Ms. Hayden responded to questions from the committee. Representative Primavera responded to questions from the committee about how the grants would facilitate training for students.

BILL:HB14-1276
TIME: 02:08:31 PM
MOVED:Primavera
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Singer
VOTE
Conti
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
McCann
Schafer
Singer
Stephens
Tyler
Wilson
Young
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



02:10 PM

Representative Primavera gave concluding remarks regarding the bill. Members of the committee commented on the bill.

BILL:HB14-1276
TIME: 02:14:49 PM
MOVED:Primavera
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1276, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3.
SECONDED:Singer
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
Yes
McCann
Yes
Schafer
Yes
Singer
Yes
Stephens
No
Tyler
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS