AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "anti-choking device"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 18, 2025

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This bill, known as Landon's Law, sets rules for schools that choose to obtain anti-choking devices, requiring cafeteria staff and other likely users to be trained on how to use them. It also protects school staff from being sued if they use an anti-choking device or perform the Heimlich maneuver on someone in an emergency at a public or private school. Who it may affect: students, school cafeteria workers, and other school staff at public and private schools.

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