BILL NUMBER: AB 2668	CHAPTERED  09/21/02

	CHAPTER  755
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 21, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 28, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 5, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 24, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Zettel
   (Coauthor:  Assembly Member Kehoe)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2002

   An act to add Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 51940) to Part
28 of the Education Code, relating to pupil curriculum.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2668, Zettel.  Pupil curricula:  brain and spinal cord injury
prevention.
   Existing law sets forth the required, authorized, and prohibited
course of study and requires the State Department of Education to
adopt related curricula.
   This bill would require the California Healthy Kids Resource
Center, in consultation with the State Department of Education, and
contingent upon receipt of funds for this purpose, to review,
acquire, and circulate brain and spinal cord injury prevention
curricula, as specified, for use, on a voluntary basis, by school
districts maintaining kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive.  The bill would also require the California Healthy Kids
Resource Center to notify school districts regarding the availability
of the approved curricula.  The bill would require funding for these
purposes to be provided by nonstate sources.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting
this measure, to encourage physical fitness and to recognize that
physical activity is important to healthy physical and mental
development.
   (b) It is also the intent of the Legislature that safety equipment
mentioned in the approved curriculum should address the importance
of that equipment being properly sized and fitted for the user.
   (c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the curriculum
include information about how to properly handle any injured person
so as not to further injure that person.
  SEC. 2.  Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 51940) is added to
Part 28 of the Education Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 5.7.  PREVENTION OF BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES

   51940.  (a) The California Healthy Kids Resource Center, in
consultation with the State Department of Education, shall review,
acquire, and circulate curricula focused on the prevention of brain
and spinal cord injuries for use, on a voluntary basis, by school
districts maintaining kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive.
   (b) The curricula shall contain, at a minimum, age-appropriate
components concerning all of the following:
   (1) Critical thinking related to learned behavioral patterns,
including, but not limited to, strategies and behavioral patterns for
avoiding common risk factors or situations.
   (2) Acceptance of individual responsibility for avoiding or
controlling the risk of injury in activities of daily life, and
awareness of the possible consequences of injury, especially the
effects of serious brain or spinal cord injuries.
   (3) Recognition, avoidance, and management of high-risk
situations, such as the following:
   (A) Use of automobiles or motorcycles as either a driver or
passenger.
   (B) Consumption of intoxicating or consciousness-altering
substances.
   (C) Participation in recreational activities that involve risk of
significant physical injury.  These activities include skiing,
skydiving, hunting, mountain climbing, skateboarding, equestrian
events, and other physically challenging pursuits or sports.
   (D) Presence as a spectator at events or a witness in
circumstances where there is potential for physical injury.
   (c) The California Healthy Kids Resource Center shall notify
school districts regarding the availability of the curricula.
   (d) The review, acquisition, and circulation of curricula pursuant
to this section shall be contingent upon the California Healthy Kids
Resource Center receiving funds to review, acquire, and circulate
the brain and spinal cord injury prevention curricula.  All funds
necessary to implement this chapter shall be provided by nonstate
sources.