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California Code, Education Code - EDC § 51140

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) A local, state, or national drowning or injury prevention organization affiliated with one or more drowning prevention organizations may provide informational materials, in electronic or hardcopy form, to a public school regarding the following topics:

(A) The role that water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in drowning prevention and saving lives.

(B) Local water safety and swimming skills programs in the county and communities served by the 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.

(b) Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, upon receipt of the informational materials described in subdivision (a), a public school may provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of pupils at the time the pupil enrolls at the school and at the beginning of each school year.

(c) Upon request by a public school, an organization described in subdivision (a) shall provide the informational materials in the three most commonly spoken languages associated with the population attending the school.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Public school” means a school operated by a school district, county office of education, or a charter school.

(2) “Water safety” means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water, including residential and public pools and spas, home water sources such as bathtubs, and open bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, canals, and the ocean, and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning.

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