Asm. Tina McKinnor

Existing law authorizes a public or private elementary or secondary school to determine whether or not to make emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist and trained personnel available at its school, and to designate one or more volunteers to receive related training to address an opioid overdose, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person who has completed that training and who administers, in good faith and not for compensation, naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose from being subject to professional review, liable in a civil action, or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's acts or omissions in administering the naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist, unless the person's acts or omissions constituted gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided. This bill would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from prohibiting a pupil 12 years of age or older, while on a schoolsite or participating in school activities, from carrying or administering, for the purposes of providing emergency treatment to persons who are suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose, a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray or any other opioid overdose reversal medication that is federally approved for over-the-counter, nonprescription use, as provided. The bill would prohibit a pupil 12 years of age or older of those local educational agencies who administers those opioid antagonists on a schoolsite or while participating in school activities to a person who appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for their acts or omissions, unless the pupil's acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided. The bill would also prohibit those local educational agencies, or an employee of those local educational agencies, from being subject to professional review, liable in a civil action, or subject to criminal prosecution for a pupil's acts or omissions in administering those opioid antagonists, unless an act or omission of the local educational agency, or the employee of the local educational agency, constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct connected to the administration of those opioid antagonists.

Existing law requires a person who is incarcerated in state prison or confined in a local detention facility, or a state or local juvenile facility, and who menstruates or experiences uterine or vaginal bleeding to, upon request, have access to, be allowed to use, and continue to use materials necessary for personal hygiene with regard to their menstrual cycle and reproductive system, including, but not limited to, sanitary pads and tampons. This bill would require the person to have ready access to these menstrual products without having to request them. By imposing additional duties on local detention facilities, this 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, 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.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, and the issuance and suspension of, alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law provides for moneys collected as fees pursuant to the act to be deposited in the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund, with those moneys generally allocated to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control upon appropriation by the Legislature. Existing law provides that any on- or off-sale licensee, or agent or employee of a licensee who sells, gives, or delivers to any person any alcoholic beverage between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of the same day, and any person who knowingly purchases any alcoholic beverages between those hours, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would, notwithstanding the provision described above and until January 1, 2030, authorize alcoholic beverage sales to occur between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. upon the on-sale licensed premises operated in a fully enclosed arena with a seating capacity of at least 18,000 seats located in the City of Inglewood if specified conditions are met. In this regard, the bill would require that the sales occur in a private area in the arena no larger than 2,500 square feet in the hours immediately following a day on which a sporting event, concert, or other major event, or a private event not open to the public, has occurred in the arena, as specified. The bill would also require the licensee to file a request with the governing body of the City of Inglewood for adoption of an ordinance that would allow that activity, notify local law enforcement agencies of the request, and if such an ordinance is adopted, submit the ordnance to the department, as specified. The bill would require the licensee to have a permit issued by the department authorizing that activity. The bill would set the initial fee for this permit at $2000 and the renewal fee at $1,500, and would require those fees to be deposited into the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. The bill would authorize the department to adopt rules as it determines to be necessary for the administration of these provisions. The bill would require the City of Inglewood to submit a report to the department on the impact of these provisions one year after any licensee receives the required permit from the department and once annually thereafter, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Inglewood.

Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals. Existing law requires, by January 1, 2030, owners of all acute care inpatient hospitals to either seismically retrofit all acute care inpatient hospitals, or demolish, replace, or change to nonacute care use all hospital buildings not in substantial compliance with regulations and standards developed by the department in accordance with the act, as specified. This bill would authorize the Children's Hospital Los Angeles to seek approval from the Department of Health Care Access and Information for an extension to the January 1, 2030, compliance deadline described above by up to 3 years. The bill would authorize the hospital to submit a seismic compliance plan, as specified, and, if necessary, a Nonstructural Performance Category-5 evaluation report in order to seek an extension. The bill would also require the hospital and department to identify least 2 major milestones relating to the seismic compliance plan that will be used as the basis for determining whether a hospital is making adequate progress towards meeting the hospital's seismic compliance deadline. The bill would subject the submitted seismic compliance plan to departmental review for reasonableness and require the hospital seeking the extension to submit any documentation requested by the department to assist its review. The bill would require the department to approve or deny a seismic compliance plan and any extension to the seismic compliance deadline within 120 days. The bill would also authorize the department to adjust the approved extension of time, the milestones agreed upon, or both, as necessary to deal with contractor, labor, or material delays, acts of God, governmental entitlements, or other circumstances beyond the hospital's control. The bill would impose a fine of $5,000 per calendar day for the hospital's failure to comply with a revised construction schedule or to meet any major milestone established by the department until the requirements or milestones, respectively, are met. The bill would also generally prohibit these hospitals from being issued a building permit for any building in the facility except those required for seismic compliance, maintenance, and emergency repairs until the milestone is met and the hospital is adequately progressing toward meeting the hospital's seismic compliance, as determined by the department. The bill would require the department to implement the above-described provisions by regulation, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. Existing law requires the department to develop, implement, and administer a curriculum for a Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) training program, as specified. Existing law requires an RBS training course to include information on, among other things, state laws and regulations relating to alcoholic beverage control and the impact of alcohol on the body, as specified. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2027, the RBS training courses to include best practices on how to prevent or protect a person from drink spiking and best practices if the person believes they have, or someone they know has, been drugged as a result of drink spiking.

Existing law regulates common carriers of persons and requires a common carrier of persons to provide a sufficient number of vehicles to accommodate all the passengers who can be reasonably expected to require carriage at any one time, except as specified. This bill, the Carrier of Passengers Act of 2024, would require carriers of passengers, as defined to include certain motor carriers, passenger carriers, and charter-party carriers of passengers engaging in transportation services, to provide electronic notice, at least 24 hours before embarkation, as defined, to a designated point of contact of the local governing body of the city, county, or city and county with jurisdiction at the geographic location of disembarkation, as defined. The bill would require this electronic notice to include, among other things, the anticipated date and time of arrival of passengers at the geographic location of disembarkation, as specified, and the number of passengers on the motor vehicle operated by the carrier who the carrier of passenger knows or reasonably should know arrived in the United States within 30 days of embarkation that are likely to seek emergency shelter and other immediate services upon disembarkation. The bill would prohibit a governing body from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise make accessible to any immigrant authority, as defined, information shared or received, as specified. By imposing additional duties on local governing bodies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill, among other things, would impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each act, committed by carriers of passengers, of transporting one or more passengers in violation of the bill's provisions. The bill would make its provisions severable. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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.

Existing law requires an incarcerated person in a state prison or county jail who is identified as possibly pregnant or capable of becoming pregnant during an intake health examination or at any time during incarceration to be offered a pregnancy test upon intake or request. Existing law requires an incarcerated person who is confirmed to be pregnant to be scheduled for pregnancy examination with a physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant within 7 days. Existing law requires incarcerated pregnant persons to be provided with access to, among other things, prenatal vitamins. Existing law prohibits incarcerated pregnant persons from being tased, pepper sprayed, or exposed to other chemical weapons. This bill would additionally require incarcerated pregnant persons in the state prison to be provided with free and clean bottled water and daily high-quality and high caloric nutritional meals, as specified. The bill would also prohibit incarcerated pregnant persons in the state prison from being placed in solitary confinement or restrictive housing units during their pregnancy, if known to be pregnant, or for 12 weeks postpartum, as specified. Existing law, for a pregnant person incarcerated in the state prison, requires that person to be provided access to community-based programs serving pregnant, birthing, or lactating incarcerated persons, and authorizes that person to elect to have a support person present during labor, childbirth, and during postpartum recovery while hospitalized. Existing law requires, if that person's request for access to community-based programs or a support person is denied, the reason for the denial to be provided in writing to the incarcerated person within 15 working days of receipt of the request. This bill would require the reasons for that denial to be provided in writing to the incarcerated person within 5 working days of receipt of the request.

Existing law makes it unlawful to engage in hazing, which is defined as a method of initiation or preinitiation into a student organization or student body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, that is likely to cause serious bodily injury to a former, current, or prospective student of a school, community college, college, university, or other educational institution in the state. Existing law establishes civil liability for hazing participants or the organization if it is involved in the hazing. This bill would expressly prohibit a person from being subjected to hazing in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. The bill would define an educational institution as a public or private institution of higher education in the state. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2026, additionally authorize a former, current, or prospective student, against whom hazing is directed and who has suffered injury as a result, to commence a civil action against an educational institution if (1) the institution has direct involvement in the hazing practice of the organization, or knew or should have known of the hazing practice and failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the hazing practice, (2) the organization involved in the hazing is affiliated with the educational institution at the time of the alleged hazing incident, and (3) the alleged hazing incident occurred on or after January 1, 2026. For purposes of determining whether an educational institution "knew or should have known of the hazing practice and failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the hazing practice of the organization," the bill would establish a rebuttable presumption that an educational institution took reasonable steps to address hazing if the educational institution has specified antihazing measures. The bill would require the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and certain independent institutions of higher education, on or before June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, to report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature the number of hazing incidents that constituted a violation of the institution's policy prohibiting hazing and whether the violation was affiliated with a student organization, as specified. This bill would also require the State Department of Education to make available on the department's internet website, on or before July 1, 2025, a model antihazing policy for local educational agencies and resources on hazing prevention for professional development purposes and to increase awareness among pupils, school staff, and community members of the dangers of hazing.

Existing law, the Teachers' Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers' Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, creditable service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is administered by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law requires employers and employees to make contributions to the system based on the member's creditable compensation. Existing law defines terms for the purposes of STRS. Existing law defines "annualized pay rate" to mean the salary or wages, as described, a person could earn during a school term for an assignment if creditable service were performed for that assignment on a full-time basis. Existing law establishes a pay rate when creditable service is not performed on a full-time basis because a member is performing activities pursuant to specified law. This bill would redefine "annualized pay rate" to mean the salary, as described, a person could earn during a school term in a position subject to membership if creditable service were performed for that position on a full-time basis, to be determined pursuant to a publicly available pay schedule by a prescribed method. The bill, if no annualized pay rate exists for a position subject to membership, would deem all compensation earned in that position "supplemental pay," as prescribed. Existing law defines "compensation earnable" for these calculations to be the sum of the average annualized pay rate, determined as the quotient obtained when salary or wages, as described, paid in a school year is divided by the service credited for that school year and remuneration that is paid in addition to salary or wages for the school year, as prescribed. This bill would revise the definition of "compensation earnable" to be the sum of the average annualized pay rate, determined as the quotient obtained when salary earned in a school year is divided by the service credited for that salary and special pay, as prescribed. Existing law defines "creditable compensation" to mean cash payments from an employer to all persons in the same class of employees for performing creditable service in that position of salary or wages pursuant to contract and remuneration that is paid in addition to salary or wages, as prescribed. Existing law alternatively defines "creditable compensation" for members who are subject to the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013, as prescribed. This bill would repeal both of those provisions and redefine "creditable compensation" to mean cash remuneration that includes base pay and supplemental pay, as prescribed. Existing law defines "creditable service" to mean specified activities relating to education performed for employers, including specified K–12 employers, community college employers, and charter school employers. This bill would redefine "creditable service" to mean service in a position subject to membership. The bill would for this purpose define "position subject to membership" to mean prescribed positions at various educational institutions. The bill would also include in that definition certain positions in which a member performed creditable service before the operative date of the added definition of "position subject to membership," provided that the same member remains continuously employed to perform service in that position on and after that date. Existing law establishes alternate definitions for "credited service" for members based on whether they are subject to the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) . This bill would instead define "credited service" to mean service for which the required contributions have been paid and service for which required contributions would have been paid in absence of prescribed limits. Existing law defines "service" to means work performed for compensation in a position subject to coverage under the defined benefit program, except as otherwise specifically provided in existing law, providing the contributions on compensation for that work are not credited to a defined benefit supplement program. This bill would redefine "service" to mean work performed for compensation, except as otherwise specifically provided in existing law. Existing law establishes a cap on the amount of compensation that is taken into account in computing benefits payable for a member who first joins the program on or after July 1, 1996. This bill would additionally specify a cap for a member subject to PEPRA. Existing law provides for the computation of service to be credited for service performed before July 1, 1972, or on or after July 1, 1972. This bill would provide for the computation of service to be credited for service performed on or after a date determined by the board as described below. This bill would require the board to determine a date when STRS has the capacity to implement the above-described changes and to post the date on the STRS internet website no later than July 1, 2027. The bill would make those provisions with the changes operative on the date determined by the board, would make the existing provisions inoperative on that same date, and would repeal those existing provisions on July 1, 2027. The bill would provide that the changes are consistent with prescribed principles that support the integrity of the retirement fund. The bill would require the board to adopt regulations to the extent required in order to continue to administer the bill accordingly. Existing law creates the Teachers' Retirement Fund, which is continuously appropriated for specified purposes, into which certain moneys are deposited, including employee contributions. By making the changes to creditable compensation that affect contributions to the fund, the bill would make an appropriation.

Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, requires the California State Board of Pharmacy to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy by pharmacists and pharmacy corporations in this state. Existing law prohibits a pharmacy from compounding sterile drug products unless the pharmacy has obtained a sterile compounding pharmacy license from the board. Existing law requires the compounding of drug preparations by a pharmacy for furnishing, distribution, or use to be consistent with standards established in the pharmacy compounding chapters of the current version of the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary, including relevant testing and quality assurance. Existing law authorizes the board to adopt regulations to impose additional standards for compounding drug preparations. This bill would, for purposes of those provisions, specify that the addition of a flavoring agent to a conventionally manufactured product is not considered compounding if certain conditions are met, including that the flavoring agent does not alter a medication's concentration beyond the level of variance accepted by the United States Pharmacopeia. The bill would require the addition of the flavoring agent to be documented in the prescription record, as specified. The bill would make those provisions operative until January 1, 2030. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.