Roderick Wright
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires, upon first enrollment in a California school district of a child at a California elementary school, and at least every 3rd year thereafter until the child has completed the 8th grade, the child's vision to be appraised by the school nurse or other authorized person, as specified. Existing law requires this appraisal to include tests for visual acuity and color vision. This bill would instead, before first enrollment of a pupil at a California private or public elementary school, including a charter school, and at least every 3rd year thereafter until the pupil has completed the 8th grade, require the pupil's vision to be examined by a physician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist, consistent with the most current standard, policy, or guideline adopted by certain entities, except as specified, and require the examination to also include a test for binocular function and refraction and eye health evaluations. The bill would provide that the binocular function examination need not begin until the pupil has reached the 3rd grade and would require the parent or guardian of the pupil to provide results of the examination to the school. The bill would prohibit a school from denying admission to a pupil or taking any other adverse action against a pupil because of his or her parent's or guardian's failure to obtain a vision examination for the pupil. The bill would, if the results of the vision examination are not provided to the school, require the pupil's vision to be appraised at certain times by the school nurse or other authorized person, as specified, require the appraisal to include tests for visual acuity and color vision, and provide that a school district is not prohibited from requiring or authorizing a school nurse or other authorized person, as specified, to evaluate a pupil's vision for visual acuity, color vision, or binocular function. The bill would make these provisions operative on July 1, 2014.
From Assembly without further action.
From committee without further action.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1104.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1013.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 20.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing May 13.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 791.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 1.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 484.) (April 10).
Set for hearing April 10.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB430 | HTML |
| 02/21/13 - Introduced | |
| 04/18/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/18/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/27/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/05/13 - Amended Assembly |
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