This senate bill was introduced by Senator Niello on February 20, 2025. This is an act to amend Section 4119.2 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Sections 49414 and 49423 of the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
Existing law prohibits specified medical professionals not employed in that capacity by the State Department of Health Care Services and any other person from being employed or permitted to supervise the health and physical development of pupils unless that person holds a services credential with a specialization in health or a valid credential as provided.
This bill would revise and recast that latter provision by authorizing assistance with, and the carrying and self-administration of emergency epinephrine delivery systems and making its provisions also apply to county offices of education and charter schools.
This bill would revise and recast those provisions by requiring local educational agencies defined as a school district, county office of education, or charter school, to provide emergency epinephrine delivery systems as provided to be stored at each school site and by expanding the definition of “volunteer” or “trained personnel” to include certain employees of childcare programs.