SB 283: Pupil health: individualized asthma action plan.

Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils.

This bill would would, commencing with the 202425 school year, require school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, on or before the start of the 202425 school year, to adopt a comprehensive asthma management plan, as specified. The bill would authorize local educational agencies to meet this requirement if the local educational agency has previously adopted an asthma management plan, as provided. schools to, upon receiving notice from a parent or guardian that a pupil has asthma, create an individualized asthma action plan for that pupil. The bill would encourage local educational agencies to provide professional development for school staff that includes, among other things, information about symptoms and common triggers of asthma. By imposing new duties on local educational agencies, the 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.