BILL NUMBER: HR 15AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 14, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Tran ( Coauthors: Assembly Members Adams, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuller, Furutani, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Silva, Skinner, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Villines, and Yamada ) APRIL 21, 2009 Relative to School Nurse Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST WHEREAS, Our children are our most valuable resource, and the educational achievement of children is directly affected by their health and well-being. By investing in children today, we are investing in our future and securing our business, community, and state leaders of tomorrow; and WHEREAS, The physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our children is paramount to their growth and development, and school districts continue to enroll more pupils with multiple and severe handicaps; and WHEREAS, The number of pupils with unmet health needs is increasing and interfering with normal development milestones and academic success. California's credentialed school nurses are charged with the responsibility, on a daily basis, of addressing these critical issues and providing diligent care for the health, development, and disease control of all pupils through implementation of the state's health services programs; and WHEREAS, California's credentialed school nurses are dedicated health care professionals who work in collaboration with families, schools, and communities to develop and promote comprehensive health care programs for our youth; and WHEREAS, In addition to providing for the immediate health needs of pupils, California's credentialed school nurses continually promote healthy lifestyles and provide health and safety education to pupils and staff; and WHEREAS, Services provided by California's credentialed school nurses include health assessments, interventions, education, referrals, development and supervision of specialized health care plans for medically involved pupils, and networking with community agencies ; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That May 7 of each year is declared to be School Nurse Day in California ; and be it further Resolved, That the Assembly encourages all Californians to promote the good health of our pupils and recognize California's credentialed school nurses for their contributions to the health of our children; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.