Bill Text: CA AB3216 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pupils: use of smartphones.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-26 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB3216 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB3216-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3216

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Introduced by Assembly Member Hoover

February 16, 2024

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An act to amend Section 48901 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3216, as introduced, Hoover. Pupil health: tobacco products.

Existing law prohibits a school from permitting the smoking or use of a tobacco product by pupils of the school while the pupils are on campus, or while attending school-sponsored activities or while under the supervision and control of school district employees.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 48901 of the Education Code is amended to read:

48901.

 (a) No A school shall not permit the smoking or use of a tobacco product by pupils of the school while the pupils are on campus, or while attending school-sponsored activities or while under the supervision and control of school district employees.

(b) The governing board of any school district maintaining a high school shall take all steps it deems practical to discourage high school students pupils from smoking.

(c) For purposes of this section, “smoking” the following definitions apply:

(1) “Smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(d)For purposes of this section, “tobacco

(2) “Tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.