The medical equipment would be required in all schools by the 2026-27 school year.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Every Washington school district would be required to keep bleeding control equipment designed for a traumatic injury and a semiautomatic external defibrillator on all campuses under a proposed bill.
Senate Bill 5790 would require this medical equipment to be in all schools by the beginning of the 2026-27 school year.
The bill is set for a public hearing in the House on Thursday. The bill passed out of the state Senate unanimously on Jan. 31.
The bleeding control equipment would have to be stored in
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