SB-1479 (Pan): COVID Testing in Schools
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Legislation Details
Bill Name: COVID-19 testing in schools: COVID-19 testing plans (Pan) – Testing programs for teachers, staff, and pupils
Bill Number: SB-1479
Bill Author(s): Pan
Legislative Session / Year: 2022
State: California
AVFCA Position: Oppose
Bill Synopsis: From January 1, 2023 until December 31, 2025 each public school district, county office of education, and charter school will be required to create, and post on their website, a COVID-19 testing plan that is consistent with guidance from CDPH or adopt CDPH’s framework. Note: It is the PLAN that is required, not testing. However, if the CDPH guidance requires testing, then testing will be required of public school children, staff and teachers. Another note: This is not required of private schools.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1479
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2023
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Signed and Chaptered into law
Sent to Governor’s desk
Passed Assembly Floor Vote
Awaiting Assembly Floor Vote
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee
Passed Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee
Passed Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Policy Committee(s)
Introduced
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 850, Statutes of 2022 (09/29/22).
Approved by the Governor (09/29/22).
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. (08/30/22).
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 4937.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling (08/22/22).
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending (08/18/22).
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 16. Page 5950.) Ordered to the Senate (08/18/22).
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (08/01/22).
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED (06/02/22).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk (05/25/22).
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 3877.) Ordered to the Assembly (05/24/22).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3540.). Re-referred to Com. on APPR (04/27/22).
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED (03/09/22).
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement (02/18/22).
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print (02/18/22).
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