Bill Text: CA AB156 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: High school curriculum: volunteer service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB156 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB156-Introduced.html
Bill Title: High school curriculum: volunteer service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB156 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB156-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 156 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Jeffries JANUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 51202 of the Education Code, relating to curriculum. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 156, as introduced, Jeffries. Curriculum: cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Existing law provides that the adopted course of study in grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall provide instruction in personal and public safety, including instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when appropriate equipment is available. Existing law also authorizes school districts and schools to provide a comprehensive program in CPR training to pupils and employees, as specified. This bill would remove the exception relating to availability of equipment. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 51202 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51202. The adopted course of study shall provide instruction at the appropriate elementary and secondary grade levels and subject areas in personal and public safety and accident prevention, including emergency first aid instruction, instruction in hemorrhage control, treatment for poisoning, resuscitation techniques, and cardiopulmonary resuscitationwhen appropriate equipment is available; fire prevention; the protection and conservation of resources, including the necessity for the protection of our environment; and health, including venereal disease and the effects of alcohol, narcotics, drugs, and tobacco upon the human body. The health instruction may include prenatal care for pregnant women and violence as a public health issue.