HB 4043
training; AEDs; CPR; school personnel
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Bill overview
This bill requires Arizona public schools, particularly high schools with athletic programs, to ensure staff training in CPR and first aid, as well as training on how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs). It mandates that schools provide AEDs in accessible locations and maintain them regularly. The bill also allows schools to accept donations to support the purchase and upkeep of these life-saving devices.
Key provisions
- Requires school districts and charter schools to have at least one staff member trained in CPR and first aid.
- Requires schools with high school sports programs to provide an AED at each campus and athletic event.
- Specifies requirements for AED locations, including accessibility and clear markings.
- Mandates regular maintenance and testing of AEDs.
- Allows schools to accept donations for AEDs and related training.
- Defines ‘automated external defibrillator’ and ‘school-sponsored athletic event’ for the purposes of the bill.
- Sets an effective date of August 1, 2027, for many of the requirements.
- Requires training courses to follow nationally recognized cardiovascular care guidelines.
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- Public schools in Arizona
- School districts in Arizona
- Charter schools in Arizona
- School personnel (teachers, staff)
- High school students participating in athletic programs
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| House Engrossed training; AEDs; CPR; school personnel |
| State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 |
| CHAPTER 213 |
| HOUSE BILL 4043 |
AN ACT
amending section 15-120.07, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public schools.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-120.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE15-120.07. School employee training; high school sports; automatic external defibrillators; definitions
A. Beginning August 1, 2027, each school district and charter school in this state shall ensure that there is at least one employee at each school campus during REGULAR school hours who has successfully completed the following:
1. a training course in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid that follows nationally recognized cardiovascular care guidelines.
2. If there is at least one automated external defibrillator at the school campus, a training course in the use of automated external defibrillators that follows nationally recognized cardiovascular care guidelines.
A. B. Notwithstanding title 36, chapter 21.1, article 3, beginning August 1, 2026, each public school in this state that provides instruction to students in any of grades nine through twelve and that sponsors an athletic team or sports program shall:
1. Provide an automated external defibrillator at each school campus and school-sponsored athletic event.
2. Ensure that each automated external defibrillator that is provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection is all of the following:
(a) In an unlocked location that is clearly marked and easily accessible both during the school day and at each school-sponsored athletic event.
(b) In a location from which the automated external defibrillator may be promptly retrieved and used at the school or school-sponsored athletic event.
(c) In a location that complies with guidelines that are established by a nationally recognized organization that is focused on emergency cardiovascular care.
(d) Maintained in good working order and tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines.
B. C. A school district or charter school may accept gifts, grants, donations and in-kind donations for the purposes of this section, including to purchase and maintain automated external defibrillators.
C. D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Automated external defibrillator" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2261.
2. "School-sponsored athletic event":
(a) Means an event that takes place on a school campus and that is related to a sport or other athletic activity in which students participate as individuals or as members of a team.
(b) Includes scheduled practices, trainings and competitions. END_STATUTE
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 19, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 22, 2026.