BILL NUMBER: AB 103 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 696 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2006 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 21, 2006 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 22, 2006 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 13, 2006 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 4, 2006 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Cohn JANUARY 11, 2005 An act to add Section 32282.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 103, Cohn Pupil safety: disaster preparedness. Existing law makes each school district and county office of education responsible for the overall development of all comprehensive school safety plans for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law requires a school safety plan to include disaster procedures, including, among others, an earthquake emergency procedure system and a school building disaster plan. This bill would require the State Department of Education to electronically distribute disaster preparedness educational materials and lesson plans that are currently available to local school districts and county offices of education. This bill would require the State Department of Education to ensure that the materials are available in at least the 3 most dominant primary languages spoken by English learners in California. This bill would further require the department to coordinate with the Office of Emergency Services to make sure that all materials are reviewed and updated annually. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 32282.5 is added to the Education Code, to read: 32282.5. (a) The department shall electronically distribute disaster preparedness educational materials and lesson plans that are currently available to school districts and county offices of education. (b) The department shall ensure that the disaster preparedness materials are available in at least the three most dominant primary languages spoken by English learners in California, according to the language census. (c) The department shall coordinate with the Office of Emergency Services to make sure that all materials are reviewed and updated annually.