New Arkansas law promotes water safety for kids, comes from a mother’s story of loss

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A new law in Arkansas is hoping to help keep kids safe in the water.

HB 1157 was signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wednesday. The law requires public schools to educate students on water safety and allows schools to apply for scholarships for swim lessons for students who cannot afford them otherwise.

The idea for the legislation came from the heartbreaking experience of a mother.

"We called her Em,” Cassie McGovern said, referring to her 19-month-old daughter who drowned in her family’s home pool back in 2009.

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