California Education Code ARTICLE 13.5 - The Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act

• Section 33479.
  This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 792, Sec. 1....
• Section 33479.1.
  For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Athletic activity” includes all of the following:(1) Interscholastic athletics.(2) An athletic contest or competition, other than interscholastic athletics, that...
• Section 33479.2.
  (a) The department shall post on its Internet Web site guidelines, videos, and an information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs, and other...
• Section 33479.3.
  Each school year, before a pupil participates in an athletic activity governed by the California Interscholastic Federation, the school shall collect and retain a copy...
• Section 33479.4.
  A school may hold an informational meeting before the start of each athletic season for all ages of competitors regarding the symptoms and warning signs...
• Section 33479.5.
  (a) A pupil who passes out or faints while participating in or immediately following an athletic activity, or who is known to have passed out or...
• Section 33479.6.
  (a) A coach of an athletic activity shall complete the sudden cardiac arrest training course specified in Section 33479.2 and shall retake the training course every...
• Section 33479.7.
  On and after July 1, 2019, a coach who violates Section 33479.6 shall be subject to suspension from coaching any athletic activity until completion of...
• Section 33479.8.
  The sponsors of youth athletic activities are encouraged to follow the guidelines specified in this article.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 792, Sec. 1. (AB 1639)...
• Section 33479.9.
  This article is operative on July 1, 2017.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 792, Sec. 1. (AB 1639) Effective January 1, 2017. Note: Delayed operative date...

Last modified: October 22, 2018