Note: This version of section amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.39. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.187-2023, SEC.2.

     Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-34-8-9 v2

  • applicable student: means a student who competes in an athletic activity. See Indiana Code 20-34-8-0.5
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • athletic activity: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 20-34-8-2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • school: refers to a public school and a state accredited nonpublic school. See Indiana Code 20-34-8-3
(1) a head coach or assistant coach who coaches an athletic activity;

(2) a marching band leader; or

(3) a leader of an extracurricular activity in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest activity as determined by the department in consultation with an organization that specializes in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.

     (b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall complete the sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by the department in a manner specified by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. An individual described in subsection (a) may not coach or lead the athletic activity until the individual completes the training course required under this subsection. The provider shall provide the school with a certificate of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school for each individual who completes a course under this subsection.

     (c) Each school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded under subsection (b) for each individual described in subsection (a).

     (d) An individual described in subsection (a) who complies with this section and provides coaching or leadership services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in an athletic activity for which the head coach, assistant coach, marching band leader, or other applicable leader provided coaching or leadership services, except for an act or omission by the individual described in subsection (a) that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

As added by P.L.56-2021, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.39.

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