Governor signs AB1651: Muñoz SAFE Act championed by 11-year-old Zacky Muñoz
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation spearheaded by 11-year-old Zacky Muñoz, changing the landscape for students with food allergies. The Muñoz Student Allergy Framework for Emergencies Act – Assembly Bill 1651, written by Assemblymember Kate Sanchez – will impact the nearly half a million students with food allergies in California.The law will help reduce the likelihood of lethal allergic reactions on school campuses by ensuring that the location and use of on-campus epinephrine auto-injectors are known and accessible to school staff and requires schools to retain a physical copy of instructions near the site of epinephrine.The bill allows those with an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate to be designated by schools to receive training to admini