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Authors Ochoa Bogh  
Coauthors: Dahle  
Subject Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.
Relating To relating to pupil health.
Title An act to amend Section 3765 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 49423.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-10
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-10     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 582, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-10     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-03     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-08-28     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2775.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-28     In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-03     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-05-29     Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. & P.
2025-05-15     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-15     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-13     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-12     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-28     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-24     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-04-03     Set for hearing April 28.
2025-03-26     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-03-11     Set for hearing March 26.
2025-02-26     Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. P. & E.D.
2025-02-18     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2025-02-14     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-10
Enrolled     2025-08-29
Amended Senate     2025-04-24
Introduced     2025-02-14
Analyses TBD
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(1) Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, establishes the Respiratory Care Board of California to license and regulate the practice of respiratory care. The act authorizes, among other things, a licensed vocational nurse who is employed by a home health agency to perform respiratory tasks and services identified by the board, as specified.

This bill would also authorize the performance of suctioning and other basic respiratory tasks and services by a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse.

(2) Existing law authorizes an individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services, as defined, during the regular schoolday, to be assisted by individuals meeting specified requirements.

This bill would also authorize an individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services to be assisted by a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse for the above-described basic respiratory services.