Sudden cardiac arrest is the number one cause of death among student-athletes on school property, yet automated external defibrillators are not yet required in all Pennsylvania schools. One state senator, who was once an athletic trainer, wants to change that.Democratic Sen. Katie Muth, who represents parts of Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties, introduced Senate Bills 512 and 513 this week. The bills would require schools and other places that host school activities to have at least one AED. The legislation would make sure that schools have emergency response teams and response plans for sudden cardiac arrest. It would also require all coaches in after-school programs to be certified in CPR."The awareness around this issue has increased, as we saw in January, when we saw Damar Hamlin on the field, and you saw that action plan," Muth said at an event introducing the bills. "That emergency action plan that I practiced when I was an athletic trainer was happening in live, real life, and he's alive today because of an AED."Similar legislation was introduced in the state House by Rep. Ed Neilson (D) as HB 525 on Friday.In January, state Sen. Marty Flynn (D) said he planned to introduce similar legislation, entitled "Damar's Law," to require AEDs at school sporting events. According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, more than 2,000 children die each year of sudden cardiac arrest in the United States.