BILL NUMBER: SB 310	CHAPTERED  10/07/01

	CHAPTER  575
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 7, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 5, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 5, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 25, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 7, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 16, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 3, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Perata
   (Coauthor:  Senator Johannessen)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Cedillo,  Havice, Koretz, Leach,
Robert Pacheco, and Strom-Martin)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2001

   An act to add Section 35183.5 to the Education Code, relating to
pupils.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 310, Perata.  Pupils:  protective sun clothing.
   Existing law authorizes any school district to adopt or rescind a
reasonable dress code policy, as specified.
   This bill would require every schoolsite to allow for outdoor use
during the school day, articles of sun-protective clothing that
pupils would be allowed to wear outdoors, including, but not limited
to, hats, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program, and
authorize schoolsites to set a policy related to that clothing.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund
to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide
and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,000.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 35183.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   35183.5.  (a) Each schoolsite shall allow for outdoor use during
the school day, articles of sun-protective clothing, including, but
not limited to, hats.
   (b) Each schoolsite may set a policy related to the type of
sun-protective clothing, including, but not limited to, hats, that
pupils will be allowed to use outdoors pursuant to subdivision (a).
Specific clothing and hats determined by the school district or
schoolsite to be gang-related or inappropriate apparel may be
prohibited by the dress code policy.
  SEC. 2.  Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if
the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and
school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
(commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.  If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000),
reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.