CA AB 2317

Title: Child day care facilities: anaphylactic policy.
Author: Stephanie Nguyen

Summary
AB 2317, as amended, Stephanie Nguyen. Child day care facilities: anaphylactic policy. Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of child day care facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Under the act, “child day care facility” is defined to mean a facility that provides nonmedical care to children under 18 years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a 24-hour basis. For purposes of the act, a child day care facility includes a day care center, an employer-sponsored child care center, and a family day care home. Under existing law, a violation of the act is a crime.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, on or before July 1, 2027, to establish an anaphylactic policy that sets forth guidelines and procedures recommended for child day care personnel to prevent a child from suffering from anaphylaxis and to be used during a medical emergency resulting from anaphylaxis. The bill would require the anaphylactic policy to include, among other things, a requirement that a parent or guardian demonstrate an understanding of the protections provided for individuals who provide emergency medical or nonmedical care without compensation by signing an acknowledgment of the Good Samaritan Law. The bill would authorize a child day care facility to implement the anaphylactic policy on or before January 1, 2028, and would, on and after January 1, 2028, require a child day care facility that adopts the anaphylactic policy to notify the parent or guardian of a child of the policy upon enrollment. The bill would also require an anaphylactic policy for family child care providers to be developed in consultation and coordination with the Joint Labor Management Committee established by the state and Child Care Providers United - California (CCPU). The bill would require the department’s Community Care Licensing Division to review minimum standards of training for the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors.The bill would require the State Department of Social Services to create informational materials detailing the anaphylactic policy and would require the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Education, on or before September 1, 2027, to post the informational materials each of their internet websites.Because a willful or repeated violation of the bill by a child day care facility would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Status
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

Bill Documents
CA AB 2317 - 03/20/24 - Amended Assembly
03/20/24 - CA AB 2317 (03/20/24 - Amended Assembly)