EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require public schools to develop sudden cardiac arrest prevention training and to require school districts to establish certain policies for the discipline of coaches.

This Idaho bill (H 60) requires all public schools to implement sudden cardiac arrest prevention measures. It mandates that schools provide annual training for coaches on recognizing heart attack symptoms (like fainting, chest pain, or racing heart during activity) and obtain written acknowledgment from students and parents about these symptoms before athletic participation. Schools must also establish disciplinary policies for coaches who fail to remove students showing symptoms or skip required training, with penalties including season-long suspensions for first violations and permanent bans for repeated offenses. All public school districts must adopt these policies by July 1, 2027, and coaches must complete approved annual training. The bill directly affects public schools, coaches, students, and parents participating in school sports.