Declaration of policy

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6.1-1., under Chapter 23-6.1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program in High Schools.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6.1-1.

The legislature finds that there is a need to train public high school students in the life-saving technique known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In order to initiate this program, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the establishment of a pilot program of training to be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education.