CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1445Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to public elementary schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1445, as introduced, Arambula. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act.Existing law requires the Division of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and other appropriate entities involved with water safety, to develop an aquatic safety program to be made available for use at an appropriate grade level in public elementary schools at no expense to the schools. Existing law requires the division to notify schools and school districts of the availability of the aquatic safety program once it is developed.This bill would authorize specified organizations to provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding specified topics relating to drowning prevention. The bill would require, beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials, a public elementary school to provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year. Because this bill would impose requirements on public elementary schools, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read: Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.SEC. 2. 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.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1445Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to public elementary schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1445, as introduced, Arambula. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act.Existing law requires the Division of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and other appropriate entities involved with water safety, to develop an aquatic safety program to be made available for use at an appropriate grade level in public elementary schools at no expense to the schools. Existing law requires the division to notify schools and school districts of the availability of the aquatic safety program once it is developed.This bill would authorize specified organizations to provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding specified topics relating to drowning prevention. The bill would require, beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials, a public elementary school to provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year. Because this bill would impose requirements on public elementary schools, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1445
Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 17, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula
February 17, 2023
An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to public elementary schools.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1445, as introduced, Arambula. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act.
Existing law requires the Division of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and other appropriate entities involved with water safety, to develop an aquatic safety program to be made available for use at an appropriate grade level in public elementary schools at no expense to the schools. Existing law requires the division to notify schools and school districts of the availability of the aquatic safety program once it is developed.This bill would authorize specified organizations to provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding specified topics relating to drowning prevention. The bill would require, beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials, a public elementary school to provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year. Because this bill would impose requirements on public elementary schools, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.
Existing law requires the Division of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and other appropriate entities involved with water safety, to develop an aquatic safety program to be made available for use at an appropriate grade level in public elementary schools at no expense to the schools. Existing law requires the division to notify schools and school districts of the availability of the aquatic safety program once it is developed.
This bill would authorize specified organizations to provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding specified topics relating to drowning prevention. The bill would require, beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials, a public elementary school to provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year. Because this bill would impose requirements on public elementary schools, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read: Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.SEC. 2. 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.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read: Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.
SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 51140) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.
Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.
Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act
Article 4. The Neng Thao Drowning Prevention Safety Act
51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.
51140. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Drowning is a leading cause of death and hospitalizations for California children 1 to 4 years of age, inclusive, and one of the leading causes of death and hospitalizations for Californias teens and youth under 19 years of age.
(b) Drowning can be prevented by increasing parents, caregivers, and pupils knowledge of water safety and competency in swimming skills. National and international research shows that water safety and swimming skills are more than 80 percent effective in preventing drowning.
(c) Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, have been declared essential services addressing an important public health concern by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the State Department of Public Health.
51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.
51141. (a) (1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention expert organizations, such as the Drowning Prevention Foundation, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Stop Drowning Now, or the American Red Cross, or a bona fide local nonprofit water safety and drowning prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding the following topics:
(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.
(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.
(C) Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.
(2) The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.
(b) Beginning with the 202425 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public elementary school shall provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.
(c) Upon request by the public elementary school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.
(d) For purposes of this section, water safety means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.
SEC. 2. 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.
SEC. 2. 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.
SEC. 2. 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.
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