Mullica’s Bill to Expand School Access to Life-Saving Stop the Bleed Kits, Training Clears Senate

HB23-1213 enhances school safety by deploying Stop the Bleed kits to schools who opt into the program

DENVER, CO – Today, Senator Kyle Mullica’s, D-Thornton, bipartisan bill to enhance school safety with Stop the Bleed kits cleared the Senate.

HB23-1213 will allow schools to opt into a program to receive Stop the Bleed kits and training materials to lower the chance of a bleeding-related fatality. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will also share data with the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma about how many individuals received school based training, number of kits sent to schools, and how many schools enrolled in the program.

“As a father and a nurse, I know the seconds matter when somebody is bleeding,” said Mullica. “Stop the Bleed is an important program to save lives in our schools and raise awareness about this easy to learn, life-saving technique.”

Stop the Bleed is a program offered by the United States Department of Homeland Security. They offer training and equipment to save lives during a bleeding emergency, and have already trained over 2.6 million Americans in this life-saving technique. HB23-1213 would allocate resources to purchase nearly 2,800 kits.

HB23-1213 will now move to Governor Polis’ desk. You can follow the bill’s progress HERE.