Alabama
CPR required for high school graduation.
Began 1984.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Chastity Mitchell
Alaska
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Arizona
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Arkansas
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Barbara Kumpe
California
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Colorado
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Connecticut
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2016-2017 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Allyson Perron
Delaware
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Jonathon M. Kirch
Florida
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Georgia
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2013-2014 school year.
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Advoacacy Staff Contact: Marsi Thrash
Hawaii
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Idaho
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Erin Bennett
Illinois
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Julie Mirostaw
Indiana
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Danielle Patterson
Iowa
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Began 2008.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Stacy Frelund
Kansas
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Beginning 2018
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Advocaacy Staff Contact: Kevin Walker
Kentucky
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Beginning 2016-2017 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Tonya Chang
Louisiana
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Stasha Rhodes
Maine
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Maryland
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: MichaelineFedder
Massachusetts
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Michigan
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Minnesota
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Rachel Callanan or Justin Bell
Mississippi
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Katherine Bryant
Missouri
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2017-2018 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Jace Smith
Montana
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Nebraska
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Nevada
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2017-2018 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Ben Schmauss
New Hampshire
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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New Jersey
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Corinne Orlando
New Mexico
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2016-2017 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Erin O’Reilly
New York
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Robin Vitale
North Carolina
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Betsy Vetter
North Dakota
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: June Herman
Ohio
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2017-2018 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Christa Bistline
Oklahoma
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Naomi Amaha
Oregon
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Began 2015-2016 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Sarah Higginbotham
Pennsylvania
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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Rhode Island
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Began 2013.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Allyson Frazier or Megan Tucker
South Carolina
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2017-2018 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: YarleySteedly
South Dakota
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2017-18
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Megan Myers
Tennessee
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Began 2012.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Bernard Reynolds
Texas
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Joel Romo
Utah
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Marc Watterson
Vermont
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Began 2012.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Allyson Frazier or Tina Zuk
Virginia
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2016-2017 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Amy Hewett
Washington
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2014-2015 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Lindsay Hovind
Washington, D.C.
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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West Virginia
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Began 2015-2016.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Christine Compton
Wisconsin
CPR training required for high school graduation.
Begins 2017-2018 school year.
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Advocacy Staff Contact: Nicole Hudsinski
Wyoming
No state law, but your school or district may offer CPR training.
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