Texas Hearts CPR LLC

The Landon Payton Act (Texas Senate Bill 865)

The Landon Payton Act (Texas Senate Bill 865) strengthens cardiac emergency preparedness requirements for Texas schools. TEXAS HEARTS HELPS YOU BE PREPARED!

The law requires certain school personnel—including school nurses, athletic coaches and sponsors, physical education instructors, marching band directors, cheerleading coaches, and student athletic trainers—to participate in CPR and AED instruction and maintain certification through a nationally recognized organization.

Texas law also requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to make at least one AED available at each campus.

Texas Hearts can help schools evaluate their current cardiac readiness and identify opportunities to strengthen AED access, training, emergency planning, and ongoing equipment management.

Schools should consult their administration or legal counsel regarding specific regulatory and compliance requirements.

School CPR, AED & Cardiac Safety FAQs

Please reach us at cprtraining@texasheartscpr.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Can you help our school develop a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP)?

Yes. Texas Hearts CPR can assist schools with developing, reviewing, and improving Cardiac Emergency Response Plans, including response procedures, AED accessibility, responder roles, and drills.

Can you help our school prepare for the Landon Payton Act?

Yes. We can support schools with CPR/AED training, CERP development, cardiac emergency drills, AED readiness, inspections, and ongoing AED management.

Can you train an entire school or multiple campuses?

Yes. Training can be coordinated for individual campuses or across multiple schools within a district.

Can you inspect our school's existing AEDs?

Yes. We can inspect existing AEDs and help identify expired or upcoming pads and batteries, equipment concerns, and other readiness needs.

Can you help manage AEDs across an entire school district?

Yes. Through CardiacSync AED management, schools and districts can organize AED locations, inspections, expiration dates, equipment status, and multiple devices across different campuses.

What CPR course is best for teachers and school staff?

For most teachers and non-medical school staff, an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED or First Aid CPR AED course is typically appropriate. School nurses and other healthcare professionals may require BLS depending on their position or employer requirements.

Can you provide CPR and AED training at our school?

Yes. Texas Hearts CPR can provide on-site CPR and AED training for teachers, staff, coaches, administrators, and other school personnel.

Do Texas schools need AEDs?

Texas Education Code requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to make at least one AED available at each campus.

Are Texas students required to learn CPR and AED use?

Texas school districts and open-enrollment charter schools must provide students in grades 7–12 with CPR and AED instruction at least once before high school graduation.

Does student CPR/AED instruction have to result in certification?

No. Texas requirements for student CPR and AED instruction do not require students to earn a certification. Schools can also offer certification opportunities separately.

Do you provide CPR and AED awareness programs for students?

Yes. In addition to certification courses, we can provide Hands-Only CPR campaigns, AED awareness activities, and educational seminars designed to increase cardiac emergency awareness among students and school communities.

Can you support school athletic departments?

Yes. We can work with coaches, athletic trainers, players, and athletic departments on CPR/AED training, AED readiness, emergency planning, and sports-specific cardiac preparedness.