California Code
PART 27 - PUPILS
CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health

ARTICLE 1 - General Powers School Boards

Section 49400. - 49400. The governing board of any school district shall give...

Section 49401.5. - 49401.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in...

Section 49402. - 49402. Contracts between any city, county, or local health district...

Section 49403. - 49403. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of...

Section 49405. - 49405. The control of smallpox is under the direction of...

Section 49406. - 49406. (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (j),...

Section 49407. - 49407. Notwithstanding any provision of any law, no school district,...

Section 49408. - 49408. For the protection of a pupil’s health and welfare,...

Section 49409. - 49409. Notwithstanding any provision of any law, no physician and...

Section 49410. - 49410. (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) There is substantial...

Section 49410.2. - 49410.2. School districts and county offices of education may apply...

Section 49410.5. - 49410.5. (a) The State Allocation Board shall retain all information...

Section 49410.7. - 49410.7. (a) For purposes of funding pursuant to Section 39619.9,...

Section 49411. - 49411. (a) The State Department of Education, in cooperation with...

Section 49412. - 49412. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), counties and...

Section 49413. - 49413. (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of first aid...

Section 49414. - 49414. (a) School districts, county offices of education, and charter...

Section 49414.1. - 49414.1. (a) For purposes of this section, the following apply:...

Section 49414.2. - 49414.2. (a) The department shall create the California Food Allergy...

Section 49414.3. - 49414.3. (a) School districts, county offices of education, and charter...

Section 49414.5. - 49414.5. (a) In the absence of a credentialed school nurse...

Section 49415. - 49415. On or before July 1, 2004, the State Board...

Section 49417. - 49417. (a) A public school may solicit and receive nonstate...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Office of School-Based Health Programs

Section 49418. - 49418. For purposes of this article, “office” means the Office...

Section 49419. - 49419. (a) The department shall, no later than January 1,...

Section 49420. - 49420. (a) The department shall by January 1, 2022, appoint...

Section 49421. - 49421. (a) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is...

Section 49421.5. - 49421.5. (a) (1) On or before June 30, 2022, the...

ARTICLE 2 - Employment of Medical Personnel

Section 49422. - 49422. (a) No physician, psychiatrist, oculist, dentist, dental hygienist, optometrist,...

Section 49423. - 49423. (a) Notwithstanding Section 49422, any pupil who is required...

Section 49423.1. - 49423.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 49422, a pupil who is required...

Section 49423.5. - 49423.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 49422, an individual with exceptional needs...

Section 49423.5.1. - 49423.5.1. On or before June 15, 2001, the State Department...

Section 49423.6. - 49423.6. (a) On or before June 15, 2001, the State...

Section 49424. - 49424. A school psychologist is a credentialed professional whose primary...

Section 49425. - 49425. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 49422, a licensed physician...

Section 49426. - 49426. A school nurse is a registered nurse currently licensed...

Section 49427. - 49427. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 49428. - 49428. (a) A school of a school district or county...

Section 49428.1. - 49428.1. (a) The department shall develop model referral protocols for...

Section 49428.15. - 49428.15. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 49428.5. - 49428.5. (a) On or before the start of the 2023–24...

Section 49429. - 49429. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department...

Section 49429.5. - 49429.5. (a) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency”...

ARTICLE 2.5 - The Pupil Nutrition, Health, and Achievement Act of 2001

Section 49430. - 49430. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 49430.3. - 49430.3. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, including, but not limited...

Section 49430.7. - 49430.7. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 49431. - 49431. (a) From the midnight before to 30 minutes after...

Section 49431.2. - 49431.2. (a) From the midnight before to 30 minutes after...

Section 49431.5. - 49431.5. (a) (1) From the midnight before to 30 minutes...

Section 49431.7. - 49431.7. (a) From the midnight before to 30 minutes after...

Section 49431.9. - 49431.9. (a) For purposes of this section, and unless the...

Section 49432. - 49432. Every public school may post a summary of nutrition...

Section 49434. - 49434. Compliance with this article shall be monitored by the...

ARTICLE 4 - Physical Examinations

Section 49450. - 49450. The governing board of any school district shall make...

Section 49451. - 49451. A parent or guardian having control or charge of...

Section 49452. - 49452. The governing board of any school district shall, subject...

Section 49452.5. - 49452.5. The governing board of any school district shall, subject...

Section 49452.6. - 49452.6. (a) The department, in coordination with any other entity...

Section 49452.7. - 49452.7. (a) On and after July 1, 2010, the school...

Section 49452.8. - 49452.8. (a) A pupil, while enrolled in kindergarten in a...

Section 49454. - 49454. A person employed by a school district in a...

Section 49455. - 49455. (a) (1) During the kindergarten year or upon first...

Section 49455.5. - 49455.5. (a) A local educational agency maintaining kindergarten or any...

Section 49456. - 49456. (a) When a defect other than a visual defect...

Section 49457. - 49457. The supervisor of health shall make such reports from...

Section 49458. - 49458. When a school district or a county superintendent of...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Pupil Health Assessment

Section 49460. - 49460. (a) The State Department of Education, the State Department...

Section 49461. - 49461. The coordinating center at the California State University shall...

Section 49462. - 49462. The health assessment shall be conducted over a four-year...

Section 49463. - 49463. The California State University shall notify the parent or...

Section 49464. - 49464. The State Department of Health Services and the State...

Section 49465. - 49465. (a) The agencies enumerated in Section 49460 shall only...

Section 49466. - 49466. No provision of this chapter shall apply to the...

ARTICLE 4.6 - The Seizure Safe Schools Act

Section 49468. - 49468. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 49468.1. - 49468.1. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 49468.2. - 49468.2. (a) (1) If a pupil diagnosed with seizures, a...

Section 49468.3. - 49468.3. (a) Before administering emergency anti-seizure medication or therapy prescribed...

Section 49468.4. - 49468.4. Emergency anti-seizure medication or medication prescribed to a pupil...

Section 49468.5. - 49468.5. (a) Any local educational agency that designates volunteers pursuant...

ARTICLE 5 - District Medical Services and Insurance

Section 49470. - 49470. The governing board of any school district or districts...

Section 49471. - 49471. If the governing board of any school district maintaining...

Section 49471.5. - 49471.5. (a) If funding is made available for this purpose,...

Section 49472. - 49472. The governing board of any school district or districts...

Section 49473. - 49473. To facilitate the authority referred to in Sections 49470...

Section 49474. - 49474. The governing board of any school district or districts...

Section 49475. - 49475. (a) If a school district, charter school, or private...

Section 49476. - 49476. (a) If a school district, charter school, or private...

ARTICLE 6 - Notice to School of Nonepisodic Condition

Section 49480. - 49480. The parent or legal guardian of any public school...

ARTICLE 7 - School Breakfast and Lunch Program

Section 49490. - 49490. The Legislature finds and declares that hunger and malnutrition...

Section 49491. - 49491. No amount received by a school district or other...

Section 49492. - 49492. Each school district or other public or private nonprofit...

Section 49493. - 49493. No allocation or reimbursement of funds shall be made...

Section 49494. - 49494. Notwithstanding Section 49493, an allocation shall be made pursuant...

ARTICLE 7.5 - Breakfast and Morning Snacks for Nonschoolaged Children

Section 49495. - 49495. (a) The department shall, in consultation with the State...

Section 49496. - 49496. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

ARTICLE 8 - Meals

Section 49500. - 49500. The governing board of any school district may provide,...

Section 49501. - 49501. The governing board of any school district may, for...

Section 49501.5. - 49501.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, commencing...

Section 49503. - 49503. District funds may also be used for the purchase...

Section 49504. - 49504. Each official and department of the state having charge...

Section 49505. - 49505. (a) Any school district or county office of education...

ARTICLE 9 - Nutrition

Section 49510. - 49510. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 49511. - 49511. It is the intent of this article to establish...

Section 49512. - 49512. The Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department...

Section 49513. - 49513. To the extent that school districts have an operational...

Section 49515. - 49515. Programs established under this article shall, to the extent...

Section 49516. - 49516. In order to encourage the development of a sense...

Section 49517. - 49517. In order to avoid unnecessary and costly duplication and...

Section 49518. - 49518. To the extent that available funds are insufficient to...

Section 49519. - 49519. Each meal provided under this article shall include an...

Section 49520. - 49520. Notice of the availability of the program prescribed by...

ARTICLE 10 - Child Nutrition Act of 1974

Section 49530. - 49530. (a) The Legislature finds that (1) the proper nutrition...

Section 49530.5. - 49530.5. As used in this article, “child nutrition entity” means...

Section 49531. - 49531. (a) Any child nutrition entity may apply to the...

Section 49531.1. - 49531.1. (a) The department shall develop and maintain nutrition guidelines...

Section 49533. - 49533. (a) A Child Nutrition Advisory Council composed of 13...

Section 49534. - 49534. (a) The department may formulate the basic elements of...

Section 49536. - 49536. (a) The department shall, before July 1 of each...

ARTICLE 10.5 - Child Care Food Program

Section 49540. - 49540. The Department of Education shall, on behalf of the...

Section 49541. - 49541. The Department of Education is hereby designated as the...

Section 49542. - 49542. (a) The Department of Education shall administer the child...

Section 49543. - 49543. The Department of Education shall administer the child care...

Section 49544. - 49544. The Department of Education shall maximize the use of...

Section 49545. - 49545. The Department of Education shall secure, in a timely...

Section 49545.5. - 49545.5. To the extent permitted by federal law, the State...

Section 49546. - 49546. It is the intent of the Legislature that funding...

ARTICLE 10.7 - Comprehensive Nutrition Services

Section 49547. - 49547. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1)...

Section 49547.5. - 49547.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 49548. - 49548. (a) The state board, in order to effect compliance...

Section 49548.2. - 49548.2. (a) The State Department of Education shall seek federal...

Section 49548.3. - 49548.3. The State Department of Education shall invite the United...

ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12

Section 49550. - 49550. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district or...

Section 49550.3. - 49550.3. (a) Because a hungry child cannot learn, the Legislature...

Section 49550.5. - 49550.5. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 49551. - 49551. The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations prescribing...

Section 49552. - 49552. For the purposes of this article, needy children shall...

Section 49553. - 49553. (a) A nutritionally adequate meal, for the purposes of...

Section 49554. - 49554. Any school district or county superintendent of schools which...

Section 49556. - 49556. The Superintendent shall supervise the implementation of this article...

Section 49557. - 49557. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district...

Section 49557.1. - 49557.1. In making available to pupils the application for participation...

Section 49557.2. - 49557.2. (a) (1) At the option of the school district...

Section 49557.3. - 49557.3. (a) Each school district or county office of education,...

Section 49557.4. - 49557.4. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 49076, 49557.3, and 49558, and accompanying...

Section 49557.5. - 49557.5. (a) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency”...

Section 49558. - 49558. (a) All applications and records concerning any individual made...

Section 49559. - 49559. (a) Any school food authority that participates in a...

Section 49560. - 49560. The child nutrition programs operated pursuant to Section 49559...

Section 49561. - 49561. (a) The department shall create a computerized data matching...

Section 49562. - 49562. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department...

Section 49563. - 49563. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 49564.3. - 49564.3. (a) For purposes of this section, a “high-poverty school”...

Section 49564.5. - 49564.5. In order to ensure optimal access to nutrition, facilitate...

ARTICLE 12 - National School Lunch Act

Section 49570. - 49570. Each school district, county superintendent of schools, and other...

Section 49571. - 49571. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the state...

ARTICLE 13 - Food Recovery Program

Section 49580. - 49580. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 49581. - 49581. The department shall update its guidance on the donation...

ARTICLE 14 - School Nutrition Report

Section 49590. - 49590. The Legislature finds and declares that the State of...