BILL NUMBER: AB 401	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 26, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ammiano

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2011

   An act to amend Section  47605 of, to add Section 47604.2
to, and to add and repeal Section 47602.1 of,   32228 of
 the Education Code, relating to  charter schools
  school safety  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 401, as amended, Ammiano.  Charter schools. 
 School safety: Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act.  
   Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that public
schools have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the
basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual
orientation, as defined, and to prevent and respond to acts of hate
violence and bias-related incidents. A provision of existing law
prohibits the term sexual orientation from including pedophilia.
 
   This bill would remove that prohibition.  
   The Charter Schools Act of 1992 authorizes any one or more persons
to submit a petition to the governing board of a school district to
establish a charter school that operates independently from the
existing school district structure as a method of accomplishing
specified goals. The act limits the maximum number of charter schools
authorized to operate in the 1998-99 school year to 250, and
authorizes an additional 100 charter schools to operate in each year
thereafter.  
   This bill would limit, until January 1, 2017, the maximum total
number of charter schools authorized to operate in the state to
1,450. The bill would prohibit charter schools operated by a private
entity from employing relatives of charter school personnel, as
specified.  
   The Charter Schools Act of 1992 specifies the procedures for the
submission, review, and approval or denial of a petition to establish
a standard charter school. The act authorizes the governing board of
a school district or a county board of education to deny a charter
petition if the governing board makes written factual findings that
demonstrate that the petition does not meet certain criteria.
 
   This bill would add an additional criterion relating to the
disclosure of relatives of charter school personnel, as specified.

   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.    Section 32228 of the  
Education Code   is amended to read: 
   32228.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that public
schools serving pupils in any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive, have
access to supplemental resources to establish programs and strategies
that promote school safety and emphasize violence prevention among
children and youth in the public schools.
   (b) It is also the intent of the Legislature that public schools
have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of
race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender,
gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, as
defined in subdivision (r) of Section 12926 of the Government Code,
and to prevent and respond to acts of hate violence and bias-related
incidents.  Sexual orientation shall not include pedophilia.

   (c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that schoolsites
receiving funds pursuant to this article accomplish all of the
following goals:
   (1) Teach pupils techniques for resolving conflicts without
violence.
   (2) Train school staff and administrators to support and promote
conflict resolution and mediation techniques for resolving conflicts
between and among pupils.
   (3) Reduce incidents of violence at the schoolsite with an
emphasis on prevention and early detection.
   (4) Provide age-appropriate instruction in domestic violence
prevention, dating violence prevention, and interpersonal violence
prevention. All matter omitted in this version of the bill appears in
the bill as amended in the Assembly, May 12, 2011. (JR11)