California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 939 — Pupil and school personnel health: automatic external defibrillators.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes a school district or school to provide a comprehensive program in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, or both, to pupils and employees, and requires the program to be developed using specified guidelines. Existing law requires the principal of a public or private K–12 school with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to ensure that certain school employees annually receive approved brochures describing the proper use of an AED and that similar information be posted next to every AED, to notify, at least annually, every school employee of the location of all AED units on the campus, and to designate the trained employees who shall be available to respond to an emergency that may involve the use of an AED, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to encourage all public schools to acquire and maintain at least one AED. The bill would authorize a public school to solicit and receive nonstate funds to acquire and maintain an AED. If a public school decides to acquire and maintain an AED, or continue to use and maintain an existing AED, the bill would authorize and encourage the school to comply with specified requirements. The bill would provide that the school district and employees of the school district are not liable for civil damages resulting from certain uses, attempted uses, or nonuses of an AED, except as provided. The bill would instead require that a principal designate only school employees who volunteer to be designated as AED volunteers to respond to an emergency that may involve the use of an AED during normal operating hours. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature that school employees not be required to pay the cost of any training that may be required on the proper use of an AED.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

  8. Referred to Coms. on ED., JUD. and APPR.

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1758.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

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

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 17).

  21. Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

  22. Read first time.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Melendez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Melendez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Buchanan

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Correa — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Block — Yea

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AB 939 MELENDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66002
Democratic 6001
Republican 4000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Hall — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 939 do?
Existing law authorizes a school district or school to provide a comprehensive program in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, or both, to pupils and employees, and requires the program to be developed using specified guidelines. Existing law requires the principal of a public or private K–12 school with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to ensure that certain school employees annually receive approved brochures describing the proper use of an AED and that similar information be posted next to every AED, to notify, at least annually, every school employee of the location of all AED units on the campus, and to designate the trained employees who shall be available to respond to an emergency that may involve the use of an AED, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to encourage all public schools to acquire and maintain at least one AED. The bill would authorize a public school to solicit and receive nonstate funds to acquire and maintain an AED. If a public school decides to acquire and maintain an AED, or continue to use and maintain an existing AED, the bill would authorize and encourage the school to comply with specified requirements. The bill would provide that the school district and employees of the school district are not liable for civil damages resulting from certain uses, attempted uses, or nonuses of an AED, except as provided. The bill would instead require that a principal designate only school employees who volunteer to be designated as AED volunteers to respond to an emergency that may involve the use of an AED during normal operating hours. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature that school employees not be required to pay the cost of any training that may be required on the proper use of an AED.
Who sponsors AB 939?
AB 939 is sponsored by Buchanan and Melendez.
What is the current status of AB 939?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 939?
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