Indiana § 20-34-8-9 - Sudden cardiac arrest training requirements; immunity from damages; grants

§ 20-34-8-9. Sudden cardiac arrest training requirements; immunity from damages; grants

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to:

(1) a head coach or assistant coach who coaches an athletic activity;

(2) a marching band leader;

(3) a drama or musical leader; or

(4) a leader of an extracurricular activity in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest activity as determined by the department in consultation with an organization that specializes in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.

(b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall complete the sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by the department in a manner specified by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.

(c) An individual described in subsection (a) who complies with this section and provides coaching or leadership services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in an event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest for which the head coach, assistant coach, marching band leader, drama or musical leader, or other applicable leader provided coaching or leadership services, except for an act or omission by the individual described in subsection (a) that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

(d) An individual described in subsection (a) shall ensure that an operational automated external defibrillator (AED) is present:

(1) at events in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest for which the individual described in subsection (a) is providing coaching or leadership; and

(2) as specified in the venue specific emergency action plan for sudden cardiac arrest developed by a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school under subsection (f).

(e) At each event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest, an individual described in subsection (a) shall inform all individuals who are coaching or providing leadership at the event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest of the location of the automated external defibrillator (AED).

(f) A school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall do the following:

(1) Develop a venue specific emergency action plan for sudden cardiac arrest that includes:

(A) elements recommended by the American Heart Association, Heart Safe Schools Program, or another similar nationally recognized evidence based program; and

(B) the number and location of automated external defibrillators (AED) that are required to be present at events in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

(2) Share the plan described in subdivision (1) with each individual described in subsection (a).

(3) Before the beginning of the season of each event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest, share the plan described in subdivision (1) with all applicable students.

(g) A school corporation, a charter school, a state accredited nonpublic school or an accredited nonpublic school (as defined in IC 10-21-1-1) may apply for a grant under IC 10-21-1-2(a)(1)(C)(viii) to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED) if the school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school or accredited nonpublic school develops a venue specific emergency action plan for sudden cardiac arrest.

As added by P.L.56-2021, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.187-2023, SEC.2; P.L.250-2023, SEC.39; P.L.9-2024, SEC.396; P.L.232-2025, SEC.17; P.L.74-2026, SEC.140.

IC 20-34-9Chapter 9. RepealedRepealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.141.

IC 20-35ARTICLE 35. SPECIAL EDUCATION

Ch. 1.Definitions Ch. 2.Division of Special Education Ch. 3.State Advisory Council Ch. 4.School Corporations: Powers and Duties Regarding Children With Disabilities Ch. 5.Special Education Cooperatives Ch. 6.General Provisions Ch. 7.Repealed Ch. 8.Transfer and Transportation of Students With Disabilities Ch. 9.Reading and Writing Instruction for Blind Students Ch. 10.Repealed Ch. 11.Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education Ch. 12.Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Ch. 13.Auditory-Verbal Accelerated Education Program Ch. 14.Employment of Independent Hearing Officers

IC 20-35-1Chapter 1. Definitions

20-35-1-1Application 20-35-1-2Repealed 20-35-1-3"Director" 20-35-1-4"Division" 20-35-1-5Repealed 20-35-1-6"School corporation" 20-35-1-7"Special education" 20-35-1-8"Student with a disability"