(1) Existing law requires school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to provide emergency epinephrine auto-injectors, to be stored in an accessible location upon need for emergency use, to school nurses or trained volunteer personnel, and authorizes school nurses and trained personnel to use epinephrine auto-injectors to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an anaphylactic reaction, as provided.
This bill would revise and recast those provisions by requiring a school district, county office of education, or charter school to provide emergency epinephrine delivery systems, instead of auto-injectors, as provided, to be stored at each public school, as defined. The bill also would make conforming changes to related provisions. To the extent that this bill would create new duties for public schools or local officials, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
(2) Existing law authorizes a pharmacy to furnish epinephrine auto-injectors to a school district, county office of education, or charter school for purposes of the requirements described in paragraph (1) above if specified requirements are met.
This bill would authorize a pharmacy to furnish epinephrine delivery systems, instead of auto-injectors, to those local educational agencies, subject to the same requirements, as provided.
(3) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Statutes affected:
SB 568: 49414 EDC
02/20/25 - Introduced: 49414 EDC
03/24/25 - Amended Senate: 4119.2 BPC, 4119.2 BPC, 49414 EDC
04/10/25 - Amended Senate: 4119.2 BPC, 49414 EDC, 49423 EDC, 49423 EDC