Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4723, as enacted by 1983, c. 859, Pt. C, §§5 and 7, is amended to read:

§4723. Health and physical education

The secondary course of study shall must include instruction in health, safety and physical education, as prescribed by the commissioner, and physiology and hygiene, with special reference to the effects of alcoholic drinks, stimulants and narcotics upon the human system. Health and safety instruction for students during senior year may include health emergency training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators.__The health emergency training may be provided by personnel from a local fire department through a cooperative agreement with the school.

SUMMARY

This bill authorizes schools to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator training to students during senior year health and safety classes through a cooperative agreement with a local fire department. The training is not mandatory.