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Adds a new provision (section 8549D) to require venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plans for secondary schools that receive Federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and have student athletics programs.
Adds a new subsection (n) to 20 U.S.C. 1092 requiring institutions of higher education that participate in programs under this title and are members of athletic associations or conferences to develop, implement, post, distribute, practice, and report on venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plans with specified content and distribution/notification requirements.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced July 22, 2025 by Angela Deneece Alsobrooks · Last progress July 22, 2025
Requires most secondary schools with athletics and covered colleges and universities to adopt venue-specific emergency action plans for heat-related illnesses, ensure training and practice, post and share the plans publicly and with local responders, and report compliance to the Department of Education and congressional committees. It also directs the Department to notify schools and institutions about existing federal funding that can be used for prevention, training, and treatment equipment (for example, AEDs and cold water immersion).
Sets a one-year deadline for institutions of higher education to develop plans, requires annual training/practice for designated staff and participants, recommends operational steps (like using Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature monitoring and keeping AEDs near venues), and allows limited flexibility when facilities are undergoing major alterations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate