School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators

Physical education reaches high school pupils regardless of whether their school requires a health course. The change could broaden access to instruction on responding to cardiac emergencies.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Instructional Quality Commission to consider including compression-only CPR and AED content in the next physical education framework revision after January 1, 2027.
• Covers the importance, performance, and use of compression-only CPR and automated external defibrillators.

Who it affects ​

• The Instructional Quality Commission.
• School districts, charter schools, educators, and pupils using the physical education framework.

Context ​

Existing law ties required compression-only CPR instruction to high school health courses that are required for graduation.