2024 House Bill 5528 / Public Act 37

Education: athletics; CPR and AED certification requirements for athletic coaches; provide for.

An act to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1319.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The legislation requires high school athletic coaches in Michigan to be certified in CPR and AED use by the 2025-2026 school year and provides them with legal protection when performing these actions, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 29, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-1) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. John Fitzgerald (D-83), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jasper Martus (D-69), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Helena Scott (D-7), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Will Snyder (D-87) and Jim Haadsma (D-44)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

March 12, 2024

Reported with substitute H-1

March 13, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

March 19, 2024

Passed in the House 55 to 41 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 9, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 17, 2024

Reported with substitute S-2

April 18, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

April 23, 2024

Passed in the Senate 32 to 5 (details)

Received in the House

April 23, 2024

Substitute S-2 concurred in 77 to 30 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

April 29, 2024