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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 176

Statutes of 2024

[ Approved by Governor August 19, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State August 19, 2024. ]

Introduced by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan

February 16, 2024

An act to add Section 33546.4 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: yes   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law requires the adopted courses of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer instruction and courses in certain areas of study, including, among others, physical education, with emphasis on activities that may be conducive to health and vigor of body and mind.

Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, develop, and the State Board of Education to adopt, modify, or revise, model curriculum frameworks, as specified.

This bill would require, when the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools is next revised on or after January 1, 2025, the commission to consider including information on evidence-based schoolwide programs to support pupils in developing skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 33546.4 is added to the Education Code, to read:

33546.4.

When the “Health Education Framework for California Public Schools” (health framework) is next revised, on or after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including information on evidence-based schoolwide programs to support pupils in developing skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation.