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The California 2025-26 legislative session begins Monday, January 6, 2025.

The 2025-2026 legislature:

​Presently we have 60 Democrats and 19 Republicans in the Assembly

​AD 32 is currently vacant – Kern, Tulare 

​2 are MDs – Dr. Jasmine Bains, Bakersfield and Dr. Joaquin Arambula, Fresno 

​We have 38 women in the Assembly 

​We have 30 Democrats and 9 Republicans in the Senate

​SD 36 is currently vacant – Huntington Beach 

​We have one MD in the Senate – Dr. Akilah Weber, San Diego 

​Of the Senate Republicans 21 are women, a historical first, and a majority​​for the Republican caucus 

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​California’s legislature is 49% women – 59 of the 120 seats 

​As noted above, there are 2 special elections to be held 

​​The primary- February 25^th and the election- April 29^th

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Assembly Leadership

​Speaker – Robert Rivas, Salinas County 

​Republican leader – James Gallagher, Butte County 

Senate Leadership

​Pro Tem – Mike McGuire, Sonoma County  

​Minority leader – Brian Jones, San Diego  

Special Session called on November 7, 2024: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Special_Session_Proc_Nov.pdf

​The special session will focus on bolstering California’s legal resources to ​protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant ​families.

Public health Issues 

​Governor declare state of emergency because of bird flu (H5N1) 

​CORRECT-ATTESTED.pdf

National Legislation – 2024:

​Nurse Act – The Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everyway 

​HR 3197 (Dina Titus and S3953 (Jon Tester) 

​The One School, One Nurse Act – HR 305 (Frederica Wilson and 

​Jamaal Bowman)

​Unfortunately Jon Tester and Jamaal Bowman are no longer 

​in Congress; the future of these bills is not known at this time 

Lydia Bourne, SNOCF Communications Committee Member 

*So wonderful to be back in-person and together again!

*Presented our first breakout session titled:
“SNOCF in Action: The Impact of Covid-19 on School Nurses and School Health Services”

   *a “Virtual Conference” this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)! 

​Exciting Announcement to Share!!

In early 2021, The School Nurses of California Foundation, in partnership with researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), received a grant through the “Campus-Community Research Incubator Program” at UCI.  The purpose of this collaborative research project between SNOCF and UCI will be to describe the impact of COVID-19 on California school nurses and school health services. 
   

To mirror the range of diversity within school nursing services in California, the project team is now actively recruiting participants from all six regional sections of the California School Nurses Organization (CSNO) to reflect the variation of the roles and responsibilities of school nurses, the provision of school health services, and the needs and resources of local communities.

 *For more information about this research project, visit this website:

UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS)

On September 22, 2020, the School Nurses of California Foundation was selected by  Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris as a “2020 Nonprofit of Distinction for Assembly District 74“!  SNOCF’s Board of Directors is thrilled and very appreciative of such a special recognition awarded to us by a member of the CA Assembly who shares an interest in SNOCF’s Mission and Focus. 
           SNOCF sincerely thanks Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris for this tremendous honor!! 

Board Members Pat Christie, Sharyn Turner, Cathy Bray and Dave Cranny welcoming school nurses at SNOCF’s Booth at the CSNO Annual Conference in Riverside, CA (Feb. 8-11, 2018)

The School Nurses of California Foundation was honored at the 66th Annual CSNO Conference, Sunday February 7, 2016 in Fresno.
 The “Above and Beyond Award” was accepted from CSNO’s President Kathy Ryan by Diane Durando (SNOCF Vice-President), Nancy Dames (SNOCF Treasurer), and Katy Waugh (SNOCF Board Member).