SB-499 (Menjivar): Extreme Heat Action in Schools
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Legislation Details
Bill Name: Cool Schools Act
Bill Number: SB-499
Bill Author(s): Menjivar
Legislative Session / Year: 2023
State: California
AVFCA Position: Support
Bill Synopsis: This bill would, on or before January 1, 2025, require all school-sites, as defined, to develop an extreme heat action plan, and on or before January 1, 2027, require school-sites to begin implementation of their extreme heat action plan contingent upon appropriation by the Legislature.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB499
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2025
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Held in Suspense file in 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)
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September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission (09/01/23).
August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file (08/16/23).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). Re-referred to Com. on APPR (07/13/23).
Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUM. S. (06/15/23).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk (06/01/23).
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 1392.) Ordered to the Assembly (05/31/23).
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1172.) (05/18/23).
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 876.) (05/01/23).
Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S (02/22/23).
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17 (02/15/23).
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