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SB 2162 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; revise to include airway clearance devices.

SB 2162 requires Mississippi public and charter schools to update their emergency response plans to include airway clearance devices (ACDs) for choking emergencies starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The bill mandates that schools develop Cardiac and Choking Emergency Response Plans (CCERPs) covering choking incidents, requiring ACD placement, staff training in ACD use, and annual drills. These plans must follow evidence-based guidelines from organizations like the American Heart Association and include coordination with local emergency services. The bill directly affects all public and charter schools in Mississippi by adding specific protocols for life-threatening airway blockages.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Mississippi's cardiac and choking emergency response plan requirements to explicitly include airway clearance devices (ACDs) for choking incidents in schools. The main substantive change is the addition of ACDs as a required component alongside AEDs, expanding emergency response capabilities for choking emergencies. The bill also clarifies implementation timelines and maintains requirements for staff training and EMS integration.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include airway clearance devices (ACDs) as a required component of emergency response plans, whereas the original version focused primarily on AEDs for cardiac arrest. The definition of CCERP was modified to include choking emergencies with ACDs.
DEFINITION

Added definition for Airway Clearance Device (ACD) as a portable medical device that uses manually created suction to remove airway blockage during choking emergencies

Modified CCERP definition to explicitly include choking emergencies and airway clearance devices rather than just cardiac arrest

REQUIREMENT

Modified emergency response plan requirements to include ACD placement, maintenance, and staff training alongside existing AED requirements

TIMELINE

Changed implementation timeline from 2025-2026 school year to 2024-2025 school year in one version, creating a potential discrepancy between versions

TECHNICAL

Various formatting inconsistencies and text duplication issues between versions, including page headers and section numbering

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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