Bill Text: CA SB997 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Pupil health: opioid antagonists and fentanyl test strips.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-08-30 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. [SB997 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB997-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
August 22, 2024 |
Amended
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Assembly
June 17, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 08, 2024 |
Amended
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Senate
March 21, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Portantino (Coauthors: Senators Ochoa Bogh, Rubio, and Wilk) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Arambula, Davies, Dixon, Grayson, Hoover, Lackey, Low, Ortega, Pacheco, Joe Patterson, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schiavo, and Weber) |
January 31, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 49414.6 is added to the Education Code, to read:49414.6.
(a)(b)Local educational agencies that develop and adopt a policy pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that a pupil has received instruction in the administration of the federally approved opioid antagonist.
(c)
(a)Middle schools, junior high schools, high schools, and adult schools operated by a local educational agency shall do all of the following:
(1)Stock fentanyl test strips in a secured location and distribute the fentanyl test strips to pupils as needed. Written instructions on how to properly use the fentanyl test strips shall be distributed together with the fentanyl test strips.
(2)Notify pupils of the presence and location of fentanyl test
strips at least once per school year using existing means of communication.
(3)Allow pupils to carry fentanyl test strips on the pupil’s person or in the pupil’s personal property.
(b)For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.