{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-30d-20","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-30D-20","heading":"Short Title; Definitions.","body":"(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the John Wesley Foster Act.\n(b) For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(1) ATHLETIC ACTIVITY. The same meaning as Section 16-30D-2.\n(2) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR or AED. A lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart which can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat and allow a normal rhythm to resume following sudden cardiac arrest.\n(3) CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. A written document that establishes the specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a particular setting.\n(4) HIGH-NEEDS SCHOOL. A school that meets at least one of the following criteria:\na. A school where at least 50 percent of the students are eligible to receive free and reduced priced meals.\nb. A school that provides meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision.\nc. A Title I school.\n(5) SCHOOL. A public or nonpublic preK-12 school.\n(6) SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. A heart malfunction in which the heart stops beating unexpectedly and, if left untreated, may quickly result in death.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 30D Availability and Use of Automated External Defibrillators in Schools.","Article 2 John Wesley Foster Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-30D-20","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"156be4b41a297a52ca4d0fb6ae6a31d039198d1f6d9088b0e0f0241576636709","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-30d-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-30d-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}