HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11 (Huntington Beach Times) — A California bill authored by state Sen. Tony Strickland, a Republican elected to represent the 36th Senate District, would guide public schools toward teaching students about everyday habits linked to health and learning. The bill has passed the state Legislature and is awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Strickland’s district office is in Huntington Beach, but the proposal would apply statewide. It would not create a new class or require every school to use a specific curriculum.
What would SB 1133 change?
Senate Bill 1133, called the Ready to Learn, Ready for Health Act, would require the California Instructional Quality Commission to consider adding evidence-based preventive health instruction during the next regular revision of the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools.
The framework is state guidance used to help shape health education. The commission’s role would be to review whether these topics should be included when the framework is updated, rather than immediately directing schools to teach a new course.
The California Senate Education Committee’s hearing packet says the review would take place during the next regular framework revision on or after Jan. 1, 2027. The supplied records do not establish the exact date of that revision or what final guidance would contain.
Which topics are included?
The bill identifies several areas for possible evidence-based instruction:
- Nutrition and food literacy
- Sleep
- Physical activity and exercise
- Stress management
- Digital balance and screen use
- Environmental factors, including water and air quality
The goal is to connect these habits with students’ health, learning and long-term well-being. Strickland said in a statement from his Senate office that the legislation would help students understand “how nutrition, sleep, physical activity, stress, and technology impact health, learning, and long-term well-being.”
The measure is sponsored by End Chronic Disease, a nonprofit organization. Its focus is preventive health education, but the bill itself would work through the state’s existing curriculum review process.
What would schools and families notice?
There would be no immediate requirement under SB 1133 to add a class, purchase a particular program or adopt a uniform set of lessons. If Newsom signs the bill and the commission later recommends changes to the framework, school districts and educators could use the updated guidance when planning health instruction.
The legislation therefore sets up a possible change in what health education covers, rather than prescribing day-to-day instruction for a particular grade or school. The supplied sources do not identify a Huntington Beach school district vote, budget allocation or local implementation plan.
Where does the bill stand?
A Senate office release dated June 8, 2026, said the Assembly had passed SB 1133 and that the measure was headed to the governor. The release described the Assembly vote as receiving strong bipartisan support. The Fresno Bee reported that the bill passed unanimously in both the Senate and Assembly, but official roll-call records were not included in the supplied materials.
The available records show that the bill was sent to Newsom for consideration. They do not establish whether he has signed, vetoed or otherwise acted on SB 1133. Until the governor acts, the proposed framework review is not a completed policy change.
For Huntington Beach, the bill’s local connection is Strickland, the district’s elected state senator. Its potential effect, however, would extend to public schools across California rather than to a specific school or district.