CHAPTER 62
HB 911-FN-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
11Apr2007… 0924h
2007 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 911-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT establishing an automated external defibrillator advisory commission.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hamm, Merr 4; Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Weare, Rock 14; Rep. Levasseur, Hills 11; Sen. Burling, Dist 5
This bill establishes an automated external defibrillator advisory commission.
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11Apr2007… 0924h
07-0237
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing an automated external defibrillator advisory commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
62:1 Policy and Purpose. Each year, thousands of children and adults die from sudden cardiac arrest while participating in or attending school athletic and related activities. It is the intent of the state of New Hampshire to encourage all schools to obtain and maintain automated external defibrillators at appropriate school locations for the safety and protection of students and others participating in or attending school athletic and related activities.
62:2 New Chapter; Automated External Defibrillator Advisory Commission Established. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 195-H the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 195-I
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ADVISORY COMMISSION
195-I:1 Declaration of Purpose. It is the intent of the state of New Hampshire to encourage all schools to obtain and maintain automated external defibrillators at appropriate school locations for the safety and protection of students and others participating in or attending school athletic and related activities.
195-I:2 Automated External Defibrillator Advisory Commission Established.
I. There is hereby established an automated external defibrillator advisory commission which shall provide leadership, education, coordination, and advocacy throughout the state to implement the purposes of this chapter.
II. The commission shall consist of the following members:
(a) The governor, or designee.
(b) The state treasurer.
(c) Two members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the house education committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(d) One member of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
(e) The school nurse consultant of the department of education.
(f) The bureau chief of the bureau of emergency medical services of the department of safety.
(g) A physician, nominated by the New Hampshire Medical Society.
(h) Three public members, one of whom shall have business experience, appointed by the governor.
(i) One member from the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, appointed by such association.
III. The commission shall:
(a) Meet at regular times as determined by the commission.
(b) Review state policies to ensure the achievement of the purposes and policies of this chapter.
(c) Review and provide coordination strategies for public and private sector efforts and agencies to raise and appropriate funds to ensure the achievement of the purposes and policies of this chapter.
(d) Establish accounts, and accept and administer grants, donations, and other funds received by the commission to achieve the purposes and policies of this chapter.
(e) Publish studies and reports, and hold public seminars and educational events, regarding the need to obtain and maintain automated external defibrillators at appropriate school locations for the safety and protection of students and others participating in or attending school athletic and related activities.
(f) Enter into agreements with state departments or agencies, and private sector organizations and persons, as it deems necessary, to implement and further the policies and purposes of this chapter.
(g) Advise the general court on legislative initiatives that would further the purposes and policies of this chapter.
(h) Perform any other tasks it deems necessary for achieving the purposes and policies of this chapter.
IV. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate while attending to the duties of the commission.
V. The commission shall keep written records of all its proceedings.
VI. No member of the commission shall have any personal financial interest in the work of the commission.
VII. Members of the commission shall be held harmless from either criminal or civil liability for any decisions made or services rendered under the provisions of this subdivision.
195-I:3 Power to Accept and Disburse Gifts and Donations. The commission shall have the authority to solicit and receive gifts or donations of any kind, and to disburse such funds to such persons as shall be determined by the commission, to achieve the purposes and policies of this chapter. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commission may accept gifts and donations including, but not limited to, cash gifts and real or personal property, and make disbursements of such funds as shall be determined by the commission without the approval of the governor and council.
195-I:4 Rulemaking. The automated external defibrillator advisory commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. The administration, management, and procedures of the commission.
II. Procedures for determining the disbursement of any gifts and donations among schools and school districts throughout the state.
III. Any other issue which the commission deems relevant to the implementation and administration of the policies and purposes of this chapter.
195-I:5 Report. By November 1 of each year, the commission shall prepare a report regarding the status of the commission’s work, including specific reports on the progress of the effort to ensure that all schools obtain and maintain automated external defibrillators at appropriate school locations for the safety and protection of students and others participating in or attending school athletic and related activities. Such report shall be submitted to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, and the state library, and shall be posted to the state government’s Internet website.
62:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
Approved: June 4, 2007
Effective: July 1, 2007