CA SB855

Requires the State Department of Public Health to establish the Childhood Drowning Data Collection Pilot Program by January 1, 2024, to collect detailed data on childhood fatal and nonfatal drownings in California with focus on children ages 1-4.

Department must collaborate with 5-10 county child death review teams or local agencies by July 1, 2024, prioritizing counties with historically high childhood drowning rates.

Requires reports to legislative committees by January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, including recommendations for improving pool safety and the structure of an ongoing drowning data collection system.

Department must develop a California Water Safety Action Plan for Children and a standardized electronic form for counties to report drowning statistics, both posted online by January 1, 2027.

Program sunsets and is repealed on January 1, 2029.