Through years of hard work and persistence, the American Heart Association and the Connecticut Athletic Trainers Association, together with the support of many organizations, individuals, legislators and Sudden Cardiac Arrest survivors and victim’s families and friends, successfully gained the passage of two AED-related bills in May and June of 2009. We, as Larry’s parents, were proud to lend our voices by telling Larry’s story as testimony before the Legislative Committees.
As a result of this concerted effort, these two bills passed into law:
Public Act No. 09-94 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN SCHOOLS. (For the complete text of this act, please go to www.cga.ct.gov/2009/ACT/PA/2009PA-00094-R00SB-00981-PA.htm.) This Act begins the process of placing AEDs in Connecticut schools.
Public Act No. 09-59 AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. (For the complete text of this act, please go to www.cga.ct.gov/2009/ACT/PA/2009PA-00059-R00SB-01089-PA.htm.) This Act expands the existing Good Samaritan law, clarifying many issues concerning liabilities and AEDs.
We were honored to be a part of this process.
To follow any legislative activities in our Connecticut General Assembly, www.cga.ct.gov is a great resource.