Bill Text: CA AB888 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Pupil health: School Medication Authorization Task Force.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB888 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB888-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 888 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 31, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Pan
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
An act to amend Section 51002 of the Education Code,
relating to pupil instruction. An act to add Section
49414.6 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 888, as amended, Pan. Pupil instruction: educational
programs. health: School Medication Authorization Task
Force.
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to
give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils,
and authorizes a governing board to employ properly certified persons
for the work.
This bill would establish the School Medication Authorization Task
Force, consisting of 10 members who would be appointed by, and serve
at the pleasure of, the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The
bill would require the task force to provide specified advice
regarding the administration of emergency medication to a pupil on a
school campus and establish training and supervision standards
regarding the administration of medical care in a school setting. The
bill would require the task force to follow prescribed procedures
relating to its operation.
Existing law recognizes that there is a need to establish a common
state curriculum for the public schools, and states the intent of
the Legislature to set broad minimum standards and guidelines for
educational programs and to encourage local districts to develop
programs that will best fit the needs and interests of the pupils,
pursuant to stated philosophy, goals, and objectives.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
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) The School Medication Authorization Task Force is
hereby established, which shall consist of 10 members appointed by
the Superintendent as follows:
(1) Two members shall be recommended by the department.
(2) One member shall be a member of a labor organization that
represents school employees.
(3) One member shall be a school administrator.
(4) One member shall be a representative of the California School
Nurses Organization.
(5) One member shall be a representative of the Board of
Registered Nursing.
(6) Two members shall be pediatricians.
(7) One member shall be a representative of the California State
Board of Pharmacy.
(8) One member shall be a representative of the American Nurses
Association California.
(b) Representatives from other organizations or agencies with
expertise relating to the administration of appropriate emergency
medications may be included in the discussions of the task force, but
shall not be permitted to vote.
(c) The task force shall perform both of the following functions:
(1) Provide advice as to whether an emergency medication should be
administered to a pupil on a school campus by a school employee who
is either licensed to administer medical care or is unlicensed with
appropriate medical training.
(2) Establish training and supervision standards regarding the
administration of medical care in a school setting. Training and
supervision standards for the administration of an emergency
medication shall be completed within six months after advice
regarding who should administer that medication is provided pursuant
to paragraph (1), and shall be reviewed and revised as necessary
every three years thereafter.
(d) The task force shall follow all of the following procedures
relating to its operation:
(1) Members of the task force shall not be entitled to
compensation or reimbursement and shall serve as volunteers.
(2) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
(3) The task force shall conduct meetings during times and at
places chosen by the chairperson, or by a majority of the members of
the task force if the majority disagrees with the time or place
chosen by the chairperson.
(4) The task force may conduct its meetings through electronic
means if agreed to by a majority of the members.
(5) The task force shall not conduct business without the presence
of a quorum and a quorum shall consist of a majority of the members.
(6) The approval of a majority of the members of the task force
present at the meeting shall be required to take an official action.
(7) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of
the task force.
(8) The task force shall keep records of its meetings, and, upon
request, shall report on its actions on a yearly basis to
organizations and agencies participating in the task force pursuant
to subdivision (b).
(9) The members of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of
the Superintendent and if there is a vacancy on the task force, the
Superintendent shall make a new appointment that shall be immediately
effective.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts and
appropriate state agencies assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by applicable laws
regarding confidentiality, furnish information and advice to the task
force that is necessary to perform its duties.
SECTION 1. Section 51002 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
51002. The Legislature hereby recognizes that, because of the
common needs and interests of the citizens of this state and the
nation, there is a need to establish a common state curriculum for
the public schools, but that, because of economic, geographic,
physical, political, and social diversity, there is a need for the
development of educational programs at the local level, with the
guidance of competent and experienced educators and citizens.
Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to set broad minimum
standards and guidelines for educational programs and to encourage
local districts to develop programs that will best fit the needs and
interests of the pupils, pursuant to stated philosophy, goals, and
objectives.
