AB 1840, as introduced, Campos. Pupil health: sight and hearing tests.
Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to provide for the adequate testing of sight and hearing of each pupil enrolled in the schools of the district to be given only by specified persons.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 49452 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:
The governing board ofbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert school district shall,
4subject to Section 49451, provide for the testing of the sight and
5hearing of each pupil enrolled inbegin delete the schoolsend deletebegin insert a schoolend insert of the district.
6The test shall be adequate in nature and shall be given only by
7duly qualified supervisors of health employed by the district; or
8by certificated employees of the district or of the county
P2 1superintendent of schools who possess the qualifications
prescribed
2by the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing; or by
3contract with an agency duly authorized to perform those services
4by the county superintendent of schools of the county in which
5the district is located, under guidelines established by the State
6Board of Education; or accredited schools or colleges of optometry,
7osteopathic medicine, or medicine. The records of the tests shall
8serve as evidence of the need of the pupils for the educational
9facilities provided physically handicapped individuals. The
10equipment necessary to conduct the tests may be purchased or
11rented by governing boards of school districts. The state, any
12agency, or political subdivision thereof may sell or rent any such
13equipment owned by it to the governing board ofbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert
aend insert school
14district upon terms as may be mutually agreeable.
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