"Zacky Bill"
Pupil health: food allergies: California Food Allergy Resource internet web page (Zacky Bill)
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Summary
AB 2640 (Chapter 794, Statutes of 2022) requires the State Department of Education to create the California Food Allergy Resource internet web page, providing voluntary guidance to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to help protect pupils with food allergies. The page must include state and federal resources, methods for initiating individualized food allergy management and prevention plans, strategies to minimize food anaphylaxis risk, and methods to obtain ingredient lists from school food providers. Local educational agencies are encouraged to consult the page annually.
Full Description
An act to add Section 49414.2 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health. The department shall create the California Food Allergy Resource internet web page to provide voluntary guidance to local educational agencies to help protect pupils with food allergies. The web page must provide practical information, planning steps, and strategies for reducing allergic reactions to food within schools and early education centers; include a link to the CDC 'Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care Education Programs'; summarize relevant state laws; and include a compilation of state and federal resources, methods to initiate individualized food allergy management and prevention plans, strategies to minimize food allergy anaphylaxis, and methods to obtain ingredient lists for foods served at school. LEAs are encouraged to consult the page and make it available annually to pupils, parents, and guardians.
Key Provisions
Creates California Food Allergy Resource internet web page (voluntary guidance); links to CDC Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools; summarizes state laws complementing federal guidance; compiles state and federal resources; provides methods for families to initiate individualized food allergy management and prevention plans; provides strategies to minimize food anaphylaxis risk in school; provides methods to obtain ingredient lists from school food providers; encourages LEAs to consult the page annually.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
People with food allergies — including children, students, and their families.
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Votes & Legislative History
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