California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 48925 — As used in this article: (a) “Day” means a calendar day unless otherwise specifically provided.
• § 48926 — (a) (1) Each county superintendent of schools in counties that operate community schools pursuant to Section 1980, in conjunction with superintendents of the school districts within the county, shall
• § 48927 — (a) This chapter shall also apply to pupils attending the California School for the Blind and the two California Schools for the Deaf, which shall be referred to as the “state special schools.
• § 48929 — Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of a school district may transfer to another school in that school district a pupil enrolled in that school district who has been convicted of a viol
• § 48930 — Any group of students may organize a student body association within the public schools with the approval and subject to the control and regulation of the governing board of the school district.
• § 48931 — The governing board of any school district or any county office of education may authorize any pupil or adult entity or organization to sell food on school premises, subject to policy and regulations
• § 48932 — The governing board of any school district may authorize any organization composed entirely of pupils attending the schools of the district to maintain such activities, including fund-raising activiti
• § 48933 — (a) The funds of any student body organization established in the public schools of any school district shall, subject to approval of the governing board of the school district, be deposited or invest
• § 48934 — The funds of a student body organization established in the public schools for kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, inclusive, of any school district maintaining kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, inclusive,
• § 48936 — In addition to deposit or investment pursuant to Section 48933, the funds of a student body organization may be loaned or invested in any of the following ways: (a) Loans, with or without interest, to
• § 48937 — The governing board of any school district shall provide for the supervision of all funds raised by any student body or student organization using the name of the school.
• § 48938 — In schools or classes for adults, regional occupational centers or programs, or in elementary, continuation, or special education schools in which the student body is not organized, the governing boar
• § 48950 — (a) A school district operating one or more high schools, a charter school, or a private secondary school shall not make or enforce a rule subjecting a high school pupil to disciplinary sanctions sole
• § 48980 — (a) At the beginning of the first semester or quarter of the regular school term, the governing board of each school district shall notify the parent or guardian of a minor pupil regarding the right o
• § 48980.3 — The notification required pursuant to Section 48980 shall include information regarding pesticide products as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 17612.
• § 48980.4 — (a) (1) Until June 30, 2026, the notification required pursuant to Section 48980 for pupils admitted to, or advancing to, grade 6 shall include a notification to the pupil’s parent or guardian contain
• § 48980.5 — (a) The notification required pursuant to Section 48980 for the parents or guardians of pupils admitted to, or advancing to, grades 11 and 12 shall include information on local apprenticeship programs
• § 48980.6 — (a) (1) At the beginning of the first semester or quarter of the regular school term, a local educational agency shall notify the parents or guardians of pupils admitted to, or advancing to, grades 7
• § 48981 — The notice shall be provided at the time of registration for the first semester or quarter of the regular school term.
• § 48982 — (a) The notice shall be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school.
• § 48983 — If any activity covered by the sections set forth in Section 48980 will be undertaken by the school during the forthcoming school term, the notice shall state that fact and shall also state the approx
• § 48984 — No school district shall undertake any activity covered by the sections set forth in Section 48980 with respect to any particular pupil unless the parent or guardian has been informed of such action p
• § 48985 — (a) If 15 percent or more of the pupils enrolled in a public school that provides instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, speak a single primary language other than English, a
• § 48985.5 — (a) A local educational agency shall inform the parents or guardians of each enrolled pupil about all of the following: (1) The dangers associated with using synthetic drugs that are not prescribed by
• § 48986 — (a) (1) A local educational agency shall inform, through a notice in the manner prescribed in this section, the parents or guardians of each enrolled pupil of California’s child access prevention laws
• § 48987 — The governing board of a school district or county office of education shall upon request disseminate the guidelines adopted by the State Department of Education pursuant to Section 33308.
• § 49000 — The Legislature finds and declares that the protection against corporal punishment, which extends to other citizens in other walks of life, should include children while they are under the control of
• § 49001 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “corporal punishment” means the willful infliction of, or willfully causing the infliction of, physical pain on a pupil.
• § 49005 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) While it is appropriate to intervene in an emergency to prevent a pupil from imminent risk of serious physical self-harm or harm of others,
• § 49005.1 — The following definitions apply to this article: (a) “Behavioral restraint” means “mechanical restraint” or “physical restraint,” as defined in this section, used as an intervention when a pupil prese
• § 49005.2 — A pupil has the right to be free from the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints of any form imposed as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff.
• § 49005.4 — An educational provider may use seclusion or a behavioral restraint only to control behavior that poses a clear and present danger of serious physical harm to the pupil or others that cannot be immedi
• § 49005.6 — An educational provider shall avoid, whenever possible, the use of seclusion or behavioral restraint techniques.
• § 49005.8 — (a) An educational provider shall not do any of the following: (1) Use seclusion or a behavioral restraint for the purpose of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation.
• § 49006 — (a) A local educational agency that meets the definition of a “local educational agency” specified in Section 300.
• § 49006.2 — Notwithstanding Section 49006, the data collection and reporting requirements contained in this article shall be conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Civil Rights Data Collection of th
• § 49006.4 — (a) This article applies with regard to all pupils, including individuals with exceptional needs.
• § 49010 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Educational activity” means an activity offered by a school, school district, charter school, or county office of ed
• § 49011 — (a) A pupil enrolled in a public school shall not be required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity.
• § 49012 — (a) Commencing with the 2014–15 fiscal year, and every three years thereafter, the department shall develop and distribute guidance for county superintendents of schools, district superintendents, and
• § 49013 — (a) A complaint of noncompliance with the requirements of this article may be filed with the principal of a school under the Uniform Complaint Procedures set forth in Chapter 5.
• § 49014 — (a) A pupil or former pupil, unless emancipated at the time the debt is incurred, shall not owe or be billed for a debt owed to a public school or school district.
• § 49020 — It is the intent of the Legislature that opportunities for participation in interschool athletic programs in public high schools of the state be provided on as equal a basis as is practicable to male
• § 49021 — It is the intent of the Legislature that opportunities for participation in athletics be provided on an equitable basis to all students.
• § 49022 — Insofar as practicable, in apportioning public funds school district governing boards shall apportion amounts available for athletics to ensure that equitable amounts will be allocated for all student
• § 49023 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public funds shall be used in connection with athletic programs conducted under the auspices of a school district governing board or any student organiza
• § 49024 — (a) Prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to work with pupils in a pupil activity program sponsored by a school district, all noncertificated candidates shall obtain an Activity Supervisor Cl
• § 49030 — (a) Sixty days after the posting of the United States Anti-Doping Agency Guide to Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping on the Internet Web site of the department pursuant to subdivis
• § 49031 — (a) A school may not accept a sponsorship from a manufacturer of a dietary supplement described in subdivision (a) of Section 49030, or from the distributor of a dietary supplement described in subdiv
• § 49032 — (a) (1) Effective December 31, 2008, each high school sports coach shall have completed a coaching education program developed by his or her school district or the California Interscholastic Federatio
• § 49033 — The California Interscholastic Federation shall amend its constitution and bylaws to require, as a condition of participation in interscholastic sports, that school districts effective July 1, 2006, u
• § 49034 — (a) The State Treasurer may accept voluntary contributions for the purpose of offsetting costs of training coaches pursuant to Sections 35179.
• § 49040 — (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as “high school voter education weeks,” during which time persons authorized by the county elections offici
• § 49041 — (a) The administrator of a high school, or his or her designee, may appoint one or more pupils who are enrolled at that high school to be voter outreach coordinators.
• § 49050 — No school employee shall conduct a search that involves: (a) Conducting a body cavity search of a pupil manually or with an instrument.
• § 49051 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect the admissibility of evidence in subsequent juvenile or criminal proceedings.
• § 49055 — (a) On or before June 1, 2024, the department shall develop evidence-based best practices for restorative justice practice implementation on a school campus and make these best practices available on
• § 49056 — (a) Commencing with the 2024–25 school year, all of the following shall apply to recess provided by a public elementary school: (1) (A) Recess shall be at least 30 minutes on regular instructional day
• § 49060 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to resolve potential conflicts between California law and the provisions of Public Law 93-380 regarding parental access to, and the confidentiality of, pupil re
• § 49061 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Parent” means a natural parent, an adopted parent, or legal guardian.
• § 49062 — School districts shall establish, maintain, and destroy pupil records according to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education.
• § 49062.5 — (a) If a school district, charter school, or county office of education receives government-issued documentation, as described in subdivision (b), demonstrating that a former pupil’s legal name or gen
• § 49063 — School districts shall notify parents in writing of their rights under this chapter upon the date of the pupil’s initial enrollment, and thereafter at the same time as notice is issued pursuant to Sec
• § 49064 — A log or record shall be maintained for each pupil’s record which lists all persons, agencies, or organizations requesting or receiving information from the record and the legitimate interests therefo
• § 49065 — Any school district may make a reasonable charge in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of furnishing copies of any pupil record; provided, however, that no charge shall be made for furnishing (1)
• § 49066 — (a) When grades are given for any course of instruction taught in a school district, the grade given to each pupil shall be the grade determined by the teacher of the course and the determination of t
• § 49066.5 — (a) (1) This section applies only to pupils enrolled in high school in the 2020–21 academic year.
• § 49067 — (a) The governing board of each school district shall prescribe regulations requiring the evaluation of each pupil’s achievement for each marking period and requiring a conference with, or a written r
• § 49068 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the academic record of a transferring pupil is essential to the pupil’s placement, academic success, and timely graduation.
• § 49068.5 — Upon the initial enrollment of a pupil in a public or private elementary school, or whenever an elementary school pupil transfers from one school district to another, transfers to an elementary school
• § 49068.6 — (a) Any law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation of a missing child shall inform the school district, other local educational agency, or private school, in which the child is enrolled,
• § 49069.3 — (a) A foster family agency with jurisdiction over a currently enrolled or former pupil, a short-term residential treatment program staff responsible for the education or case management of a pupil, an
• § 49069.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The mobility of pupils in foster care often disrupts their educational experience.
• § 49069.7 — (a) Parents of currently enrolled or former pupils have an absolute right to access to any and all pupil records related to their children that are maintained by school districts or private schools.
• § 49070 — Following an inspection and review of a pupil’s records, the parent or guardian of a pupil or former pupil of a school district may challenge the content of any pupil record.
• § 49071 — (a) To assist in making determinations pursuant to Section 49070, a district superintendent or governing board may convene a hearing panel composed of the following persons, provided that the parent h
• § 49072 — Whenever there is included in any pupil record information concerning any disciplinary action taken by school district personnel in connection with the pupil, the school district maintaining such reco
• § 49073 — (a) School districts shall adopt a policy identifying those categories of directory information as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 49061 that may be released.
• § 49073.1 — (a) A local educational agency may, pursuant to a policy adopted by its governing board or, in the case of a charter school, its governing body, enter into a contract with a third party for either or
• § 49073.2 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 49073, a local educational agency shall not include the directory information or the personal information of a pupil or of a parent or guardian of a pupil in the minutes of
• § 49073.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a school district, in adopting a policy pursuant to Section 49073 governing the release of pupil directory information, not purposefully exclude any milita
• § 49073.6 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Educational purposes” means for purposes that aid in instruction in the classroom or at home, or in classroom ad
• § 49074 — Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a school district from providing, in its discretion, statistical data from which no pupil may be identified to any public agency or entity or private nonprofit c
• § 49075 — (a) A school district may permit access to pupil records to any person for whom a parent of the pupil has executed written consent specifying the records to be released and identifying the party or cl
• § 49076 — (a) A school district shall not permit access to pupil records to a person without written parental consent or under judicial order except as set forth in this section and as permitted by Part 99 (com
• § 49076.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 49076, each school district shall release the information it has specific to a particular pupil’s identity and location that relates to the transfer of that pupil’s records
• § 49076.7 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) Pupil data privacy is a priority because pupils are at risk for identity theft when providing their social security numbers.
• § 49077 — (a) Information concerning a pupil shall be furnished in compliance with a court order or a lawfully issued subpoena.
• § 49078 — The service of a lawfully issued subpoena or a court order upon a public school employee solely for the purpose of causing him or her to produce a school record pertaining to any pupil may be complied
• § 49079 — (a) A school district shall inform the teacher of each pupil who has engaged in, or is reasonably suspected to have engaged in, any of the acts described in any of the subdivisions, except subdivision
• § 49079.5 — The Legislature recognizes that a longitudinal pupil data system provides direct and tangible benefits to pupils, educators, policymakers, and the public.
• § 49079.7 — (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 49079.
• § 49080 — The Legislature finds and declares that the mission of the California School Information Services is to do all of the following: (a) Build the capacity of local education agencies to implement and mai
• § 49080.5 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “CSIS” means the California School Information Services established pursuant to this article.
• § 49081 — The California School Information Services is hereby established.
• § 49082.5 — The California School Information Services shall consult with technical and support staff from local education agencies, special education local plan areas, and schoolsites, the State Department of Ed
• § 49083 — (a) The California School Information Services program administrator shall submit to the State Board of Education a plan to administer, coordinate, and manage the development and implementation of an
• § 49083.5 — (a) CSIS, in consultation with the department, shall create and maintain a list of SIS vendors.
• § 49084 — (a) A participating local education agency with an enrollment of 3,500 or more pupils, as determined by the most current California Basic Educational Data System information that is available when the
• § 49085 — (a) On or before February 1, 2014, the department and the State Department of Social Services shall develop and enter into a memorandum of understanding that shall, at a minimum, require the State Dep
• § 49091.10 — (a) All primary supplemental instructional materials and assessments, including textbooks, teacher’s manuals, films, audio and video recordings, and software shall be compiled and stored by the classr
• § 49091.12 — (a) A pupil may not be compelled to affirm or disavow any particular personally or privately held world view, religious doctrine, or political opinion.
• § 49091.14 — The curriculum, including titles, descriptions, and instructional aims of every course offered by a public school, shall be compiled at least once annually in a prospectus.
• § 49091.16 — It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage pupil-school-parent compacts that are voluntary.
• § 49091.18 — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a school may not require a pupil or a pupil’s family to submit to or participate in any of the following: (a) Any assessment, analysis, evaluation
• § 49091.19 — No provision of this chapter shall be construed as restricting teachers in the assignment of homework.
• § 49091.24 — A teacher shall have the right to refuse to submit to any evaluation or survey conducted by the school district concerning the following: (a) Personal values, attitudes, and beliefs.
• § 49100 — No minor having a permit to work and no minor under 18 years of age, who is otherwise required by law to attend school, shall be out of school and unemployed for a period longer than 10 consecutive da
• § 49101 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any minor who has been graduated from a high school maintaining a four-year course above the eighth grade of elementary schools, or who has had an equ
• § 49110 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that school district, charter school, and private school personnel responsible for issuing work permits to pupils have a working knowledge of California labor l
• § 49110.1 — The superintendent of any school district may designate the principal or other person having charge of a private school within the district, in which pupils are enrolled pursuant to Section 48222, as
• § 49110.5 — (a) The week of each year that includes April 28 shall be known as “Workplace Readiness Week.
• § 49111 — A permit to work may be issued to any minor over the age of 12 years and under the age of 18 years to be employed on a regular school holiday, during the regular vacation of the public school, during
• § 49112 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a permit to work may be issued to a minor who has completed the equivalent of the 7th grade in a public school course to work outside of school hour
• § 49113 — A permit to work may be issued to a minor who is under the age of 18 years and over the age of 14 years who is regularly enrolled in a high school or community college or who has been assigned to a vo
• § 49114 — The person authorized to issue permits to work or to employ may issue to any minor a certificate of age when the minor accompanied by his parent, guardian, or other person in control or charge of the
• § 49115 — The permit to employ shall contain: (a) The name, age, birth date, address and phone number of the minor.
• § 49116 — (a) While school is in session, an employer shall not employ a minor 14 or 15 years of age for more than three hours in any day, nor more than 18 hours in any week, nor during school hours, except tha
• § 49117 — All permits to work or to employ, all certificates of age, and certificates of health pursuant to this chapter, shall be issued on forms prepared and provided by the Superintendent of Public Instructi
• § 49118 — Permits to work issued during the school year shall expire five days after the opening of the next succeeding school year.
• § 49119 — Nothing in this article shall require a minor to obtain a permit to work in order for such minor to participate in horseback riding exhibitions, contests or events specified in paragraph (3) of subdiv
• § 49120 — A work permit shall not be denied on the basis of a pupil’s grades, grade point average, or school attendance if the pupil is applying for the work permit in order to participate in a government-admin
• § 49130 — A permit to work full time may be issued to a minor under the age of 16 years and over the age of 14 years who holds a diploma of graduation from the prescribed elementary school course under both of
• § 49131 — Notwithstanding Section 49130, 49132, or 49134 or subdivision (d) of Section 49133, a permit to work full time may be issued to a minor over the age of 16 and under the age of 18.
• § 49132 — (a) A permit shall not be issued until the minor accompanied by the minor’s parent or guardian appears before the person authorized to issue the permit and submits the minor’s application thereto.
• § 49133 — No permit shall be issued until the issuing authority has received, examined, approved, and filed, the following papers duly executed: (a) The school record of the minor giving age, grade, and attenda
• § 49134 — The parent, guardian, or custodian accompanying the minor shall make oath that his statement of the name, address, birthplace, and age of the minor as entered upon the application for the permit to wo
• § 49135 — The authority issuing any permit to work full time shall immediately notify, in writing, the person in charge of the organization and maintenance of part-time continuation classes of the place of the
• § 49140 — Every owner, tenant, or operator of a farm employing thereon as agricultural labor any parent or guardian having minor children in his immediate care and custody shall post at a conspicuous place on t
• § 49141 — In order that children may be disciplined and trained in habits of work and industry by their parents, guardians, or other persons standing in the place of parents, nothing in this chapter shall requi
• § 49151 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or in any way modify the provisions of Sections 1298, 1390, 1394, 1396, and 1397 of the Labor Code.
• § 49160 — No person, firm or corporation shall employ, suffer, or permit any minor under the age of 18 years to work in or in connection with any establishment or occupation except as provided in Section 49151
• § 49161 — Every person, firm, corporation, or agent or officer of a firm or corporation, employing minors under the age of 18 years shall keep on file all permits to employ minors under the age of 18 years duri
• § 49162 — The employer of any minor subject to this chapter shall send to the officer authorized to issue the permit to work a written notification of intent to employ a minor.
• § 49163 — The notification of intent to employ a minor shall contain: (a) The name, address, phone number, and social security number of the minor.
• § 49164 — Permits to work and to employ and certificates of age shall always be open to inspection by supervisors of attendance, probation officers, designees of the Labor Commissioner, and by officers of the S
• § 49165 — Nothing in this article shall require a person to obtain a permit to employ in order for a minor to participate in horseback riding exhibitions, contests or events specified in paragraph (3) of subdiv
• § 49180 — If upon inspection or investigation a supervisor of attendance, probation officer, or officer of the Superintendent determines that a person is in violation of any statutory provision or rule or regul
• § 49181 — Failure to produce a permit to work is prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of any minor whose permit to work is not produced.
• § 49182 — Any person, firm, corporation, or agent or officer of a firm or corporation, that violates or omits to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or that employs or suffers any minor under 18
• § 49183 — Every person authorized to sign any certificate of age or any permit to work or to employ which allows employment of any minor during or outside school hours, during a vacation of the public schools,
• § 49200 — (a) Documentation required pursuant to this chapter, including signatures, may be collected electronically during an extended school closure due to a natural disaster, pandemic, or other emergency.
• § 49300 — The governing board of any school district may, subject to such rules and regulations as shall be adopted by the State Board of Education, establish and maintain a school safety patrol in any of the s
• § 49301 — A school safety patrol established in any school as herein provided shall be composed of pupils attending in such school.
• § 49302 — The pupils who serve as members of a school safety patrol shall be designated by the principal of the school in which the patrol is established, but no pupil shall be designated to serve on any patrol
• § 49303 — The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to adopt all rules and regulations necessary to effect the purposes of this act, and the governing board of each school district is hereby authorized
• § 49304 — The members of a school safety patrol established hereunder shall be authorized and required only to give traffic signals and directions in order to assist school pupils in safely crossing streets and
• § 49305 — The chief of police in each city, and the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol in unincorporated territory, may upon the request of the governing board of any school district, cooperate in th
• § 49306 — The governing board of a school district which authorizes the establishment of a school safety patrol may provide for adequate hospital and medical attention to care for any injury or disability that
• § 49307 — Any person who shall disregard any traffic signal or direction given by a member of a school safety patrol, shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to the penalties provided in subdivision (a) of
• § 49320 — A basic work station in industrial education is defined as an assigned location where a student normally spends the majority of his class time performing the operational functions necessary to meet th
• § 49330 — (a) (1) As used in this article “injurious object” shall mean those objects specified in the following sections: (A) Section 16250 of the Penal Code.
• § 49331 — Any certificated employee of any school district and any classified employee of a school district who is designated by the governing board for such purposes may take from the personal possession of an
• § 49332 — The parent or guardian of a pupil from whom an injurious object has been taken pursuant to this section may be notified by school personnel of the taking.
• § 49333 — Notwithstanding Section 49332, a pupil who brings an injurious object to school, and who presents the object to a certificated or classified employee, may have the object returned to him or her at the
• § 49334 — If a school employee initially notifies a law enforcement agency regarding a student or adult who possesses an injurious object while upon school premises or while under the authority of school person
• § 49335 — On or before April 1, 2001, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt a system that will shield the identity and provide protection to pupils who report the presence of injurious objects on
• § 49340 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the California Hazardous Materials Education Act of 1982.
• § 49341 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) Because school science laboratories pose a potentially serious threat to the health and safety of school pupils and school personnel due to th
• § 49370 — The Legislature hereby declares its intent in enacting this article to require that specified persons, including school teachers, school administrators, school aides, school playground workers, and sc
• § 49380 — (a) A school district is encouraged to collaborate with outside consultants, including law enforcement, with expertise in sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention education in order to create a sch
• § 49381 — (a) The governing board of a school district and the governing body of a charter school shall work with their schools that maintain any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive, to identify the most appropriate m
• § 49390 — For purposes of this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (a) “Law enforcement” means any of the following: (1) A peace officer employed or contracted by a
• § 49391 — (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2023, the department shall develop model content, in consultation with relevant local educational agencies, civil rights groups, and the Department of Justice.
• § 49392 — (a) Commencing with the 2023–24 school year, and each school year thereafter, a local educational agency serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall, informed by the mode
• § 49393 — (a) A school official who is alerted to or observes any threat or perceived threat, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 49390, shall immediately report the threat or perceived threat to law enf
• § 49394 — (a) Upon the notification described in Section 49393, the local law enforcement agency or the schoolsite police, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 49390, as appropri
• § 49395 — A local educational agency serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and a school of a local educational agency, is immune from civil liability for any damages allegedly caus
• § 49400 — The governing board of any school district shall give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils, and may employ properly certified persons for the work.
• § 49401.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to express its concern for the health and safety of school pupils and school personnel at schools where hazardous materials are stored
• § 49402 — Contracts between any city, county, or local health district and the governing board of any school district located wholly or partially within such city, county, or local health district for the perfo
• § 49403 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of a school district shall cooperate with the local health officer in measures necessary for the prevention and control of communicable diseases
• § 49405 — The control of smallpox is under the direction of the State Department of Health Services, and no rule or regulation on the subject of vaccination shall be adopted by school or local health authoritie
• § 49406 — (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (j), a person shall not be initially employed by a school district, or employed under contract, in a certificated or classified position unless the person
• § 49407 — Notwithstanding any provision of any law, no school district, officer of any school district, school principal, physician, or hospital treating any child enrolled in any school in any district shall b
• § 49408 — For the protection of a pupil’s health and welfare, the governing board of a school district may require the parent or legal guardian of a pupil to keep current at the pupil’s school of attendance, em
• § 49409 — Notwithstanding any provision of any law, no physician and surgeon who in good faith and without compensation renders voluntary emergency medical assistance to a participant in a school athletic event
• § 49410 — (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) There is substantial scientific and medical evidence that human exposure to asbestos fibers significantly increases the likelihood of contracting cancer and other d
• § 49410.2 — School districts and county offices of education may apply to the State Allocation Board pursuant to Section 39619.
• § 49410.5 — (a) The State Allocation Board shall retain all information provided by school districts making application for funds pursuant to Sections 39619.
• § 49410.7 — (a) For purposes of funding pursuant to Section 39619.
• § 49411 — (a) The State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations, shall formulate a listing of chemical compounds
• § 49412 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), counties and school districts, in the utilization of funds allocated pursuant to any appropriation from any account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Sur
• § 49413 — (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
• § 49414 — (a) Local educational agencies shall provide emergency epinephrine delivery systems, to be stored at each schoolsite, including at the location of any childcare program operated by or under contract w
• § 49414.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following apply: (1) “Cannabis” has the same meaning as in Section 11018 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 49414.2 — (a) The department shall create the California Food Allergy Resource internet web page to provide voluntary guidance to local educational agencies to help protect pupils with food allergies.
• § 49414.3 — (a) School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools may provide emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to school nurses or trained personnel who have voluntee
• § 49414.35 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, a local educational agency shall not prohibit a pupil 12 years of age or older, while on a schoolsite or participating in school activities, from carry
• § 49414.4 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, as part of a restorative justice framework, a school use alternatives to a referral of a pupil to a law enforcement agency in response to an incident invo
• § 49414.5 — (a) In the absence of a credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse onsite at the school, each school district may provide school personnel with voluntary emergency medical training to provide e
• § 49414.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, local educational agencies shall not prohibit pupils in middle schools, junior high schools, high schools, or adult schools, while on a schoolsite or p
• § 49414.7 — (a) School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools may provide emergency stock albuterol inhalers, including, if necessary, single-use disposable holding chambers, to school nurses
• § 49414.8 — (a) (1) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) shall be appropriated from the General Fund to
• § 49415 — On or before July 1, 2004, the State Board of Education shall adopt maximum weight standards for textbooks used by pupils in elementary and secondary schools.
• § 49417 — (a) A public school may solicit and receive nonstate funds to acquire and maintain an automated external defibrillator (AED).
• § 49418 — For purposes of this article, “office” means the Office of School-Based Health Programs established within the department that is dedicated to expanding access to school-based health programs pursuant
• § 49419 — (a) The department shall, no later than January 1, 2022, establish an Office of School-Based Health Programs for the purpose of assisting local educational agencies regarding the current health-relate
• § 49420 — (a) The department shall by January 1, 2022, appoint a state school nurse consultant to be housed within the office, as established pursuant to Section 49419.
• § 49421 — (a) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Superintendent on a one-time basis for the School Health Demonstration Project.