republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/ab-245.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "High school athletics: California High School Coaching Education and Training Program: emergency action plan."
description: "Existing law, the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, declares the intent of the Legislature to establish a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program to be administered by school districts with emphasis on specific components, including training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid. Existing law requires every high school sports coach to complete, at their own expense, a coaching education program that meets the guidelines established by the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 245"
citation: "California AB 245 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["California High School Coaching Education and Training Program", "High school athletics", "emergency action plan"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKinnor"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe0168c4-62eb-454b-ab3d-ff2b283ae01a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245"
source_hash: "d6c73981d09c689b94cb2a46450ebd8f84d6e18dad85865739c42ddec28167cd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 245 (20232024) — High school athletics: California High School Coaching Education and Training Program: emergency action plan.

Existing law, the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, declares the intent of the Legislature to establish a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program to be administered by school districts with emphasis on specific components, including training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid. Existing law requires every high school sports coach to complete, at their own expense, a coaching education program that meets the guidelines established by the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/17/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245&version=20230AB24599INT)
2. **05/22/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245&version=20230AB24598AMD)
3. **06/08/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245&version=20230AB24597AMD)
4. **08/29/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245&version=20230AB24596AMD)
5. **10/08/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245&version=20230AB24594CHP)
6. **AB245** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245)
7. **09/12/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB245&version=20230AB24595ENR)

## Votes

- AB 245 McKinnor Consent Calendar Second Day — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB245 McKinnor By Hurtado — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 245 McKinnor Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **80–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKinnor — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18** From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Com. on A., E., S., & T. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 21). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 935.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-06-08** Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-06-12** From Consent Calendar.
- **2023-06-12** Ordered to third reading.
- **2023-08-29** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-08-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-06** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2399.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-06** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2023-09-07** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)
- **2023-09-11** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3172.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2023-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 422, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe0168c4-62eb-454b-ab3d-ff2b283ae01a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).