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SB-1133 • 2026

Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.

Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Strickland
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Set for hearing April 27.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status as 'Passed Legislature' indicates it has been approved by both chambers but does not specify if there was an executive action such as a signature or veto.

Ready to Learn, Ready for Health Act

This act requires schools in California to include information on healthy habits like nutrition, sleep, exercise, and managing stress when they update their health education curriculum.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Instructional Quality Commission to consider adding evidence-based preventative health instruction when updating the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools after January 1, 2027.
  • Includes information on nutrition, food literacy, sleep habits, physical activity, stress management, and digital balance in the updated curriculum.
  • Encourages an integrated approach that discusses how these different aspects of health are connected.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students in grades 1 to 6 and 7 to 12 who will learn about preventative health when their school updates its health education framework.
  • The Instructional Quality Commission, which must consider the new requirements when updating the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools.

Terms To Know

Instructional Quality Commission
A group that develops model curriculum frameworks for schools in California.
Health Education Framework
Guidelines used by California public schools to teach health education topics.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when exactly the Health Education Framework will be updated after January 1, 2027.
  • It is unclear how quickly or thoroughly schools will implement these new requirements once they are included in the framework.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 27.

  2. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  3. 2026-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 15.

  4. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  5. 2026-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  6. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

  7. 2026-02-17 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1133, as amended, Strickland.
Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
Existing law requires the adopted courses of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer instruction and courses in certain areas of study, including, among others, physical education, with emphasis on activities that may be conducive to health and vigor of body and mind.
Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, develop, and the State Board of Education to adopt, modify, or revise, model curriculum frameworks, as specified. Existing law requires, when the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools is next revised on or after January 1, 2025, the commission to consider including information on evidence-based schoolwide programs to support pupils in developing skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and
emotional regulation.
This bill,
to be known as
the Ready to Learn, Ready for Health Act, would require, when the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools is next revised on or after January 1, 2027, the commission to consider including information on evidence-based preventative health instruction, including information on nutrition, food literacy, sleep, movement, stress management, and digital
balance.
balance in an integrated manner that discusses these key health factors and the interrelationship and balance between them, as provided.

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