1. As used in this section, unless context otherwise requires: a. "Chronically low-performing district" means a school district for which auditing and monitoring has revealed a consistent mishandling of processes, reporting, or funds resulting in inadequate educational services for the school district's students and has had chronically low-performing schools within the school district. b. "Chronically low-performing school" means a school identified by the state for comprehensive support and improvement in accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act [Pub. L. 114-95; 114 Stat. 1177; 20 U.S.C. 28 et seq.] for more than one cycle. c. "Inadequate educational services" include a lack of annual progress in academic achievement, student engagement, resource allocation, teacher effectiveness, chronic absenteeism, and persistent subgroup opportunity gaps. 2. The superintendent of public instruction shall intervene directly when a public school is a chronically low-performing school and when a school district is a chronically low-performing school district. The superintendent of public instruction shall conduct an assessment and a review of past interventions of a chronically low-performing school or school district to identify areas of insufficient performance and develop an improvement plan. An improvement plan under this section may include a directive from the superintendent of public instruction requiring: a. Funds to be held in escrow for the school or school district or spent as designated by the superintendent of public instruction. b. Changes to curriculum, training, instruction, assessment, or the school calendar in the school or school district. c. Reassignment or hiring of school or school district staff to fill roles associated with school or school district needs. 3. A memorandum of understanding must be entered between the department of public instruction and a chronically low-performing school or school district. 4. A chronically low-performing school or school district shall complete a school board leadership program as required by the department of public instruction. 5. The superintendent of public instruction shall report annually to the state board of public school education, the education standing committees of the legislative assembly during a legislative session, and an interim committee of the legislative management when the legislative assembly is not in a legislative session regarding the implementation of this section.
15.1-02-24. Superintendent of public instruction - Cardiac emergency response plan for public and nonpublic schools and athletic events. 1. As used in this section: a. "Automated external defibrillator" means a lightweight, portable device capable of delivering an electric shock through an individual's chest to the individual's heart, which is used in the event of cardiac arrest to attempt to stop an irregular heartbeat and allow a normal rhythm to resume. b. "Cardiac arrest" means a life-threatening event in which an individual's heart unexpectedly stops beating. c. "Cardiac emergency response plan" or "plan" means a written document establishing the specific steps to reduce the chance of death from cardiac arrest.
2. The department of health and human services, in collaboration with the superintendent of public instruction, shall create a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and nonpublic schools to use to develop a plan tailored to the school or nonpublic school. 3. The cardiac emergency response plan template must integrate core elements established by the American heart association or other nationally recognized organization. The plan template must require: a. Review and adoption of the cardiac emergency response plan by the district crisis management team, which must be reviewed annually. b. Activation of the team if an individual experiences sudden cardiac arrest. c. Placement of automated external defibrillators on school grounds. d. Routine maintenance of automated external defibrillators. e. Distribution of the plan on school grounds. f. Stipulation of appropriate school personnel, including licensed coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers, to receive training. g. Coordination with local emergency medical services providers. h. Annual review and evaluation of the plan. 4. Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, each public and nonpublic school shall: a. Using the template provided by the department of health and human services, develop a cardiac emergency response plan for inclusion in the school district crisis management plan for use by school personnel if an individual experiences sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency on school-owned grounds, and school-owned athletic venues. b. Place each automated external defibrillator on school grounds according to the guidelines established by the American heart association or an organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care. c. Identify each automated external defibrillator with appropriate signage. 5. A school, board of a school district and each individual member of the board, governing board and each individual governing board member of a nonpublic school, administrator, principal, teacher, school employee, and any member of the school district crisis management team, whether a student or an adult, are immune from any liability that might otherwise be incurred as a result of an injury caused by any act or omission while carrying out any elements of the cardiac emergency response plan as developed or implemented in accordance with this section.