Bill Text: CA SB1172 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pupil health: vision appraisals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 925, Statutes of 2014. [SB1172 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1172-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1172	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Steinberg
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gonzalez)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act relating to pupil health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1172, as introduced, Steinberg. Pupil health: vision
examinations.
   Existing law requires, upon first enrollment in a California
school district of a child at a California elementary school, and at
least every 3rd year thereafter until the child has completed the 8th
grade, the child's vision to be appraised by the school nurse or
other authorized person, as specified. Existing law requires this
appraisal to include tests for visual acuity and color vision.
   This bill would express the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation that would revise the vision examination requirements for
pupils in public elementary schools.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would revise the vision examination requirements for
pupils in public elementary schools.