Under a new law praised by Gov. Bill Lee and National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, all high schools in Tennessee will be required to have equipment on hand to handle cardiac arrest emergencies.
Goodell, who was in Nashville for the NFL Spring Games, joined the governor and legislative leaders on the Pearl Cone High School football field Tuesday morning and was placed within 1,000 feet of high school sports activities in the state. Approved a new law to install defibrillators.
The new law also requires schools to maintain sports emergency plans for serious medical emergencies, consistent with the NFL's ongoing efforts to prevent deaths from sudden cardiac arrest in high school athletes. .
Tennessee is now one of 14 states that have adopted all three policies recommended by the Smart Heart Sports Coalition. These include the installation of accessible AEDs at all high school athletic events and practices, emergency action plans that are rehearsed annually, and CPR and AED training for coaches.
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Meanwhile, another bill signed into law by Lee last month suggests to some that Tennessee could make a bid to host the Super Bowl at the new Titans Stadium once it's completed. .
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The law allows the Tennessee Tourism Development Authority to keep some previously released records secret if they are deemed “confidential,” and supporters of the bill say the Super Bowl They argue that this is necessary to protect ongoing negotiations on large-scale events such as the United States. Open government advocates opposed the bill to no avail.
Lee said Tuesday that he has not made any formal pitch to Goodell or the NFL for the Super Bowl, but has “expressed a deep desire to collaborate.”
“I've been advocating for that since I took office,” Lee said. “When I found out there was a good chance we were going to get a new stadium, I started talking about it.” “Now that we're getting closer, I want to remind people of the specialness of this city and the importance of the Titans to this state. We hope that happens, and I will do so whenever I get the chance. We are asking for it and insisting on it.”
