CHAPTER 4. Childhood Drowning Data Collection Pilot Program [131350. - 131355.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 4.
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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 131350. Section 131350.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health. (b) “Data collection pilot program” means the Childhood Drowning Data Collection Pilot Program established pursuant to this chapter.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 131351. Section 131351.

(a) The Childhood Drowning Data Collection Pilot Program shall be administered by the department. (b) The purpose of the data collection pilot program shall be to collect detailed data on childhood fatal and nonfatal drownings in California with a particular focus to be directed at childhood pool drownings among children one to four, inclusive, years of age. The data collection pilot program shall use existing department electronic data collection systems and determine how to highlight data on circumstances of drowning cases.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 131352. Section 131352.

The data collection pilot program shall be implemented according to the following requirements: (a) (1) The department shall establish the pilot program on or before January 1, 2024. On or before July 1, 2024, the department shall seek to collaborate with at least 5 but no more than 10 county child death review teams authorized pursuant to Section 11174.32 of the Penal Code, other local agencies that collect data on fatal and nonfatal drowning, or both. (2) In soliciting participants pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall primarily solicit counties with historically high fatal and nonfatal drowning rates among children one to four, inclusive, years of age. (b) The data collection pilot program shall track child fatal drownings and collect detailed information on the circumstances surrounding these fatal drownings. The data collection pilot program shall also explore ways to track and collect similar data on nonfatal drowning using electronic forms and shall track that information, if feasible.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 131353. Section 131353.

(a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the department shall submit a report to the appropriate legislative policy committees on the progress of the data collection program and findings of the data collection pilot program. (2) In compiling the reports required pursuant to this section, the department shall solicit and consider stakeholder input. (3) The report required pursuant to this subdivision shall include recommendations related to improving pool safety on a state and local level. (b) (1) By January 1, 2027, the department shall, after consultation with an advisory group with expertise in childhood drowning prevention, submit a report on the findings of the data collection pilot program to the appropriate legislative policy committees. The department shall also post the report on its internet website. (2) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include recommendations on the structure and operation of an ongoing system for collecting child drowning data and effective evidence-based state and local drowning prevention policies and best practices. (c) The reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 131354. Section 131354.

Based on the reports submitted pursuant to this chapter, the department shall develop both of the following: (a) (1) A California Water Safety Action Plan for Children. The plan shall be a comprehensive, realistic, and executable plan patterned after the United States National Water Safety Action Plan, which aims to create water-safe communities and states. (2) The department shall post the plan developed pursuant to this subdivision on its internet website on or before January 1, 2027. (b) A standardized electronic form for counties to use in reporting drowning statistics developed in consultation with the state advisory group and the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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