REPRESENTATIVES Oakar, Callender, Fedor, Distel, Hartnett, Carano, Barrett, Setzer, Calvert, Woodard

To enact section 3313.815 of the Revised Code to

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require public and nonpublic schools to have an

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employee trained in the performance of the Heimlich

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maneuver present during periods of food service to

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students.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 3313.815 of the Revised Code be	6
enacted to read as follows:	7

Sec. 3313.815. Any school district or nonpublic school that	8
operates a food service program pursuant to section 3313.81 or	9
3313.813 of the Revised Code shall require at least one employee	10
who has received instruction in methods to prevent choking and has	11
demonstrated an ability to perform the Heimlich maneuver to be	12
present while students are being served food.	13

The department of education shall establish guidelines for	14
use by districts and schools in implementing this section.	15