ACR 221

Bill Text  - ACR-221 Sudden cardiac arrest: student athletes.
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                     ACR-221 Sudden cardiac arrest: student athletes. (2025-2026)
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ACR221:v97#DOCUMENT
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                Assembly Concurrent Resolution
                        No. 221
                      CHAPTER 214       Relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness.
                  [
                Filed with
                Secretary of State
                 August 27, 2026.
                       ]
                    LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST     ACR 221, Garcia.
                          Sudden cardiac arrest: student athletes.     This measure would recognize that sudden cardiac arrest is a critical issue facing student athletes and provide that the Legislature supports the important work nonprofit organizations are doing to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, increase preventative screenings, and reduce the number of cases.     Digest Key
      Fiscal Committee:
       NO        Bill Text     WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for student athletes, with about 2,000 young people under 25 years of age dying each year in the United States; and     WHEREAS, Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest accounts for 5.4 percent of overall cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population, and most cases occur during recreational or noncompetitive sports activity, with soccer and running being the most frequently involved sports; and    WHEREAS, According to the National Institutes of Health, the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in competitive athletes is significantly higher than in nonathletes, with male athletes nearly four times more likely to have an episode of sudden cardiac arrest than female athletes, and Black athletes nearly three times more likely than their white counterparts; and    WHEREAS, Survival disparities exist by race, with Black athletes showing lower survival rates than white, non-Hispanic athletes; and    WHEREAS, A two-year study of young athletes, between 11 and 27 years of age, from 2014 to 2016, identified 132 cases with an overall survival rate of 48 percent, and that survival rate was higher when a certified athletic trainer and an onsite automated external defibrillator (AED) were involved, at 83 percent and 89 percent, respectively; and    WHEREAS, According to a 2023 Scientific Session from the American Heart Association, sudden cardiac death (SCD) was the leading medical cause of death among NCAA athletes, comprising 13 percent of 1,102 total deaths, with male, Black, and Division 1 basketball players facing the highest risk; however, SCD incidence declined by 29 percent every five years over a 20-year study period, possibly due to improved CPR training, AED access, and emergency response planning; and    WHEREAS, With sudden cardiac arrest being caused by a wide range of cardiac diseases, early detection of heart issues and genetic testing can reduce risk factors of sudden cardiac death; and    WHEREAS, Annual physician examinations and sports preparticipation physician exams may miss about 85 to 90 percent of issues that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in youth; and    WHEREAS, The very low proportion of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest cases with warning symptoms strongly suggests that screening questionnaires reliant on symptoms alone are not an effective strategy for risk stratification in this age group; and    WHEREAS, Organizations, including, but not limited to, the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation, the Kyle J. Taylor Foundation, Who We Play For, Project ADAM, the California Youth Heart Coalition, the Saving Hearts Foundation, and Heartfelt Cardiac Projects, work toward increasing awareness about the prevalence of youth sudden cardiac arrest and increasing preventative youth heart screenings, as well as providing CPR trainings for youth communities; now, therefore, be it    Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislatures recognizes that sudden cardiac arrest is a critical issue facing student athletes and supports the important work nonprofit organizations are doing to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, increase preventative screenings, and reduce the number of cases; and be it further     Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.