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SB-1347 • 2026

Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.

Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Niello
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how many inhalers each school should have or whether trained staff can use the inhalers in emergencies.

Emergency Albuterol Inhalers for Schools and Childcare

This law changes the rules so that local educational agencies can have emergency albuterol inhalers available, and it includes childcare programs run by or working with schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes existing laws to allow local educational agencies to provide emergency albuterol inhalers for medical emergencies.
  • Defines a 'local educational agency' as a school operated by a district, county office of education, or charter school.
  • Includes childcare programs run by or contracting with schools in the rule.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local educational agencies like public schools and charter schools
  • Childcare programs that partner with schools

Terms To Know

local educational agency
A school or group of schools run by a district, county office of education, or charter school.
emergency albuterol inhalers
Inhalers that contain medicine to help people breathe better during an asthma attack or other breathing problems.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how many emergency inhalers each school should have.
  • It is unclear if the governor will sign this bill into law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  2. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  3. 2026-04-06 California Legislative Information

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

  4. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 8.

  5. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  6. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  7. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  8. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

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
instead apply to local educational agencies
and defining “a local educational agency” to mean a school operated by
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.
school, as provided.

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