Keep PE in our Schools and AEDs in our Communities

Keep PE in our Schools and AEDs in our Communities

Illinois Senate Bill 618 threatens a number of top AHA priorities. First, it would lead to the elimination of physical education in our schools. Second, although many lives have been saved by automated electronic defibrillators in school buildings, the bill would jeopardize the placement of AEDs in our school athletic facilities.

Follow the link below to tell your Senator to vote NO on SB 618:
Keep PE in our Schools and AEDs in our Communities

SB 618 will allow school boards to ignore state laws if they aren't getting money to implement them. SB 618 calls these laws "unfunded mandates."

However nice that might sound to some, the bill's potential consequences -- intended or unintended -- would be dire.

Illinois cannot allow the elimination of physical education in a time when our country faces an unprecedented children's obesity epidemic. Maintaining and expanding access to lifesaving AEDs in some of the community's busiest public buildings should be a priority.

To make kids healthier and communities safer, please tell your state senator to vote "NO" on this legislation.

Keep PE in our Schools and AEDs in our Communities

Thank you for your help on this important health issue.