BILL NUMBER: AB 2484	CHAPTERED  07/12/02

	CHAPTER  165
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 12, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 11, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 28, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 9, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 15, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jackson

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2002

   An act to amend Section 32228.1 of the Education Code, relating to
instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2484, Jackson.  School violence prevention.
   Existing law establishes the Carl Washington School Safety and
Violence Prevention Act, which requires the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to provide funds to school districts serving pupils in
any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive, for the purpose of promoting school
safety and reducing schoolsite violence.  Existing law requires the
funds allocated pursuant to this act to be expended by the school
districts for any one or more of specified purposes.
   This bill would add as another eligible purpose, providing and
implementing instructional curricula and materials on the prevention
of school violence and school terrorism through recognition and
reporting.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that over the
past decade school violence, specifically "school terrorism," has
increased dramatically.  There has been reported 27 shooting
incidents since 1992.  In recent years, the frequency of these
violent acts have increased 73 percent.  Nineteen of these incidents
have occurred in the last three and one-half years.  California has
not been immune from these attacks.  There have been five reported
school shootings since 1998.  Many more shootings have escaped media
attention.
   In nearly all of these cases the perpetrator has either made
statements threatening future violence or engaged in overt behavior
commonly associated with criminal violence prior to the shooting.
Those who were aware of this behavior often did not report their
concerns to school officials or law enforcement.
   The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a
compelling need to encourage students, educators, and parents to
report threats of violence and violent behavior of pupils and others
that pose a danger to school safety.
  SEC. 2.  Section 32228.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   32228.1.  (a) This act shall be known as the School Safety and
Violence Prevention Act.  This statewide program shall be
administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall
provide funds to school districts serving pupils in any of grades 8
to 12, inclusive, for the purpose of promoting school safety and
reducing schoolsite violence.  As a condition of receiving funds
pursuant to this article, an eligible school district shall certify,
on forms and in a manner required by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, that the funds will be used as described.
   (b) From funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act or any other
measure, funds shall be allocated to school districts on the basis of
prior year enrollment, as reported by the California Basic
Educational Data System, of pupils in any of grades 8 to 12,
inclusive, for any one or more of the following purposes:
   (1) Providing schools with personnel, including, but not limited
to, licensed or certificated school counselors, school social
workers, school nurses, and school psychologists, who are trained in
conflict resolution.  Any law enforcement personnel hired pursuant to
this article shall be trained and sworn peace officers.
   (2) Providing effective and accessible on-campus communication
devices and other school safety infrastructure needs.
   (3) Establishing an in-service training program for school staff
to learn to identify at-risk pupils, to communicate effectively with
those pupils, and to refer those pupils to appropriate counseling.
   (4) Providing and implementing instructional curricula and
materials designed to equip pupils with skills and understanding
necessary to prevent school violence by recognizing and reporting
threats of school violence and school terrorism.
   (5) Establishing cooperative arrangements with local law
enforcement agencies for appropriate school-community relationships.

   (6) Preventing and responding to acts of hate violence and
bias-related incidents, including implementation of programs and
instructional curricula consistent with the goals set forth in this
section and guidelines developed pursuant to paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) of Section 233.
   (7) For any other purpose that the school or school district
determines that would materially contribute to meeting the goals and
objectives of current law in providing for safe schools and
preventing violence among pupils.