§ 51140. — 51140. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 387, Sec. 3.)

California § 51140.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code EDC: Education Code - EDC
• Div.: 4.
• Title 2.: DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES
• Part 28.: PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
• Ch. 1.5.: CHAPTER 1.5. Parental Involvement
• Art. 4.: ARTICLE 4. Drowning Prevention

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(a)
(1)
A drowning or injury prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hardcopy form, to a public school that serves pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in accordance with the requirements of this article, regarding all of the following topics:
(A)
The role that water safety education courses and swim lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.
(B)
Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the public school, including free or reduced-price programs, and how to access information about
age-appropriate public or private water safety courses and swimming skills programs that result in a certificate indicating successful completion.
(C)
Contact information of the organization to receive further water safety education information.
(2)
The informational materials shall not be used to solicit funding or donations for the organization.
(3)
It is the intent of the Legislature that public schools that receive information pursuant to paragraph (1) facilitate the sharing of that information with the parents, caregivers, or guardians of pupils.
(b)
(1)
Upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public
school is authorized to provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils at the time the pupil enrolls at the public school and at the beginning of each school year, and are encouraged to provide the materials described in subdivision (a) during the first week of May in the year that the informational materials were provided.
(2)
In recognition of the importance of drowning as a public health issue impacting the lives of many pupils, public schools are authorized to, and are encouraged to, provide to their pupils water safety informational materials through multiple means, including, but not limited to, school assemblies, classroom instruction, or library programs. These informational materials shall meet the following criteria:
(A)
Be
age and grade appropriate.
(B)
Be aligned with the information from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 51141, and identified by the department pursuant to Section 51900.1.
(C)
Be provided for free by drowning prevention or children safety organizations.
(c)
Upon request by a public school, a drowning or injury prevention organization that elects to provide informational materials shall provide the informational materials in English and is encouraged to provide informational materials in the other most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school based on available data from the
department.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 387, Sec. 3. (AB 1005) Effective January 1, 2026.