California SB 1347: Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.

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 04/06/26 - Amended Senate
 02/20/26 - Introduced

 SB-1347 Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 07/02/2026 09:00 PM

SB1347:v97#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 July 02, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 April 06, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill

No. 1347

Introduced by Senator Niello

February 20, 2026

 An act to amend Section 49414.7 to of the Education Code, and to add Section 4119.21 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to pupil health. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1347, as amended, Niello.
 Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.

Existing law authorizes a school district, county office of education, or charter school to provide emergency stock albuterol inhalers, as specified, to school nurses or trained personnel who have volunteered, and authorizes school nurses or trained personnel to use an emergency stock albuterol inhaler to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from respiratory distress, as provided.

This bill would revise and recast that latter provision by making its provisions also apply to a childcare program, as defined, that is operated by or contracts with a school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided. This bill would explicitly authorize a pharmacy to furnish stock albuterol inhalers to a
 local educational agency pursuant to a written order from an authorized prescriber.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 NO 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 4119.21 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

4119.21.

 Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish stock albuterol inhalers to a local educational agency pursuant to a written order from an authorized prescriber pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 49414.7 of the Education Code.

SECTION 1.SEC. 2.

 Section 49414.7 of the Education Code is amended to read:

49414.7.

 (a) A local educational agency, including a local educational agency that operates or contracts with a childcare program, may provide emergency stock albuterol inhalers, including, if necessary, single-use disposable holding chambers, to school nurses or trained personnel who have volunteered pursuant to subdivision (d), and school nurses or trained personnel may use an emergency stock albuterol inhaler to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from respiratory distress.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Albuterol” means a bronchodilator
 used to open the airways by relaxing the muscles around the bronchial tubes.

(2) “Authorizing physician and surgeon” may include, but is not limited to, a physician and surgeon employed by, or contracting with, a local educational agency, a medical director of the local health department, or a local emergency medical services director.

(3) “Childcare program” means a state or federally subsidized childcare program operated by, or under contract with, a local educational agency, including, but not limited to, a California state preschool program or Head Start program pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1, or a childcare program, including, but not limited to, general childcare and development programs pursuant to Part 1.8
 (commencing with Section 10207) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(4) “Inhaler” means a device used for the delivery of prescribed asthma medication that is inhaled.

(5) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

(6) “Metered-dose inhaler (MDI)” means a pressurized sprayer that delivers a measured amount of a medication.

(7) “Qualified supervisor of health” may include, but is not limited to, a school nurse.

(8) “Respiratory distress” means the sudden appearance of signs and symptoms of difficulty breathing. Signs and symptoms
 of respiratory distress may include one or more of the following:

(A) Complaints of a tight chest or chest pain.

(B) Wheezi