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AB 454

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Rob Brooks and 19 co-sponsors

Requires school emergency plans to address heart emergencies and CPR training for coaches/athletic staff; adds healthcare providers to planning committees; may add local costs.

Published 4-9-2026
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Bill Summary · AB 454

AB 454 — “Smart Heart Law” (BDR 34‑1029) — Summary

Status: Enacted (Chapter 313). Introduced: Feb 6, 2025. Approved by Governor: June 5–6, 2025. Effect on local government: May have fiscal impact. Effect on state: No.

Purpose

AB 454 requires Nevada public, charter and private school emergency planning to explicitly address heart‑related medical emergencies and expands CPR training requirements for certain school athletic personnel. The bill is intended to improve preparedness and early response to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and other cardiovascular events in school settings.

Key provisions

  • Emergency operations plans

    • Amends NRS 388.241 / 388.243 (public schools/charter schools) and NRS 394.1687 (private schools) to require each emergency operations plan development committee to develop a plan to address heart‑related emergencies (including cardiac arrest).
    • Committees must consult broadly when developing plans — including social services, local public safety, emergency management and fire marshal — and the enacted version explicitly authorizes inclusion/consultation with a “provider of health care” who has specific skills, training and experience in responding to cardiac emergencies. Committees may also consult national cardiovascular organizations (e.g., American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology) per the conceptual amendment.
    • The required plan must include procedures for immediate response to heart emergencies and related follow‑up supports.

  • CPR training and certification

    • Amends NRS 391.092 to require boards of trustees (and governing bodies of charter schools) to establish plans for certain personnel to receive and maintain CPR certification.
    • Requires each coach, manager or athletic trainer (who is not a pupil) at public, charter and private schools to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

  • Definition and membership

    • “Provider of health care” is defined for purposes of committee membership to include: licensed physicians (chapters 630/633), physician assistants, licensed nurses, and licensed/ certified EMS personnel (attendants, EMTs, AEMTs, paramedics per chapter 450B or the EMS licensure compact).

  • Removed/modified items

    • Earlier versions contained broader mandates (site‑specific athletic emergency action plans for all high schools and an AED‑at‑each‑high‑school requirement). Conceptual and later amendments removed those statewide AED siting and uniform athletic EAP mandates; the enacted law focuses on planning and training requirements and authorizes medical expertise on committees.

Who is affected

  • Local education agencies: school districts, charter schools and private schools (governing bodies must ensure committee plans address heart emergencies and set up CPR training plans).
  • Individual school athletic staff: coaches, managers and athletic trainers (non‑pupil) must be CPR certified and maintain certification.
  • Community health/EMS partners: may be invited to consult or participate on committees.

Fiscal and implementation notes

  • Fiscal impact: The bill may impose costs on local governments/school governing bodies (training/certification administration and any local implementation activities). The Legislature flagged an unfunded mandate related to §1.5 in amendment documents.
  • Effective implementation: Committees must update or create plans that incorporate cardiac response procedures and may coordinate with local medical professionals and national cardiac organizations.

Procedural history (selected)

  • Introduced: Feb 6, 2025.
  • Multiple committee amendments and two reprints (including removal of AED/site‑wide athletic EAP mandates).
  • Passed both houses with amendments; enrolled and delivered to Governor May 29, 2025.
  • Approved by Governor and chaptered as law (Chapter 313), June 2025.

Stakeholder input

  • Support: Nevada Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and multiple parent/student testimonies emphasizing SCA risk and the value of preparedness.
  • American Heart Association: provided neutral testimony on the conceptual amendment, offering recommended elements for cardiac emergency plans (AED placement, drills, coach CPR/AED training).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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