BILL NUMBER: AB 9	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ammiano

                        DECEMBER 6, 2010

   An act relating to education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 9, as introduced, Ammiano. Education: bullying.
   Existing law requires specified school personnel to report known
or suspected instances of child abuse, as defined, to designated law
enforcement entities.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to protect pupils from acts of bullying by requiring
school personnel to report known or suspected instances of bullying
to law enforcement entities.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to protect pupils from acts of bullying by requiring
school personnel to report known or suspected instances of bullying
to law enforcement entities.