S.B. 184 (S-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY - CHILD CARE: CPR

Senate Bill 184 (Substitute S-1)

Sponsor: Senator Jon Cisky

Committee: Health Policy and Senior Citizens

Date Completed: 3-9-98

CONTENT

The bill would amend the child care licensing Act to provide that the person in certain child care facilities who is required to be certified in first aid and age-appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), would have to be certified in CPR within the preceding 12 months and in first aid within the preceding 36 months. Currently, the Act requires a child care institution, center, or group day care home to have on duty at all times (when providing care), at least one person who has been certified within the preceding two years in age-appropriate CPR and first aid, by the American Red Cross or a comparable organization approved by the Department of Consumer and Industry Services. The bill also would allow persons to obtain certification from the American Heart Association.

MCL 722.112a - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne

FISCAL IMPACT

This bill would extend the recertification for first aid training to every three years while the requirement for recertification for cardiopulmonary resuscitation would be increased to every year. Depending on the cost of both types of training at the local level (i.e., if the cost for CPR training exceeds the cost for first aid training), there could be a fiscal impact on a local school district that runs a day care.

- Fiscal Analyst: M. Tyszkiewicz

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.