Legislation/JLAC

AB 1719 Hands-on CPR Instruction

Governor Brown signed into law AB 1719, a law that requires hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction, along with Automated External Defibrillator awareness in high school health classes.  California is the 35^th state to provide CPR training in schools.  With CPR in schools, we have the opportunity to create a generation in which teens and young adults in California are trained in CPR as a part of their health education and prepared to save lives, adding thousands of qualified lifesavers to our state. Marin County Office of Education will be looking at the requirements for this and the impact on existing coursework, as well as training for staff and students.

Immigration Questions and Concerns

Please see the attached Legal Update from School & College Legal Services of California regarding concerns and questions around immigration, specifically concerning Donald Trump's stated possible actions and the current law.

Suicide Prevention Policies

Please see the attached Legal Update from School & College Legal Services of California regarding schools serving grades 7 through 12 are required to adopt suicide prevention policies specifically addressing the needs of high-risk groups.  Local Educational Agencies ("LEAs") must have adopted their pupil suicide prevention policies by the commencement of the 2017-2018 school year - prior to July 1, 2017.