AB 549, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Comprehensive school safety plans: mental health professionals and police role on campus guidelines.
Existing law provides that school districts and county offices of education are responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law requires the schoolsite council of a school to write and develop the comprehensive school safety plan relevant to the needs and resources of the particular school, except as specified with regard to a small school district. Existing law requires the comprehensive school safety plan to include specified strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety. Existing law encourages, as comprehensive school safety plans are reviewed and updated, all plans to include policies and procedures aimed at the prevention of bullying.
This bill would also
encourage the comprehensive school safety plans to include clear guidelines, as provided, for the roles and responsibilities of mental healthbegin delete and intervention professionals, if intervention professionals are used, school resource officers, and police officers on the school campus.end deletebegin insert professionals, community intervention professionals, school counselors, school resource officers, and police officers on school campus, if the school district uses these people.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 32282 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The comprehensive school safety plan shall include,
4but not be limited to, both of the following:
5(1) Assessing the current status of school crime committed on
6school campuses and at school-related functions.
7(2) Identifying appropriate strategies and programs that will
8provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the
9school’s procedures for complying with existing laws related to
10school safety, which shall include the development of all of the
11following:
12(A) Child abuse reporting procedures consistent with Article
132.5 (commencing with
Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of
14Part 4 of the Penal Code.
15(B) Disaster procedures, routine and emergency, including
16adaptations for pupils with disabilities in accordance with the
17federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec.
1812101 et seq.). The disaster procedures shall also include, but not
19be limited to, both of the following:
20(i) Establishing an earthquake emergency procedure system in
21every public school building having an occupant capacity of 50
22or more pupils or more than one classroom. A school district or
23county office of education may work with the California
24Emergency Management Agency and thebegin insert Alfred E. Alquistend insert Seismic
25Safety Commission
to develop and establish the earthquake
P3 1emergency procedure system. The system shall include, but not
2be limited to, all of the following:
3(I) A school building disaster plan, ready for implementation
4at any time, for maintaining the safety and care of pupils and staff.
5(II) A drop procedure whereby each pupil and staff member
6takes cover under a table or desk, dropping to his or her knees,
7with the head protected by the arms, and the back to the windows.
8A drop procedure practice shall be held at least once each school
9quarter in elementary schools and at least once a semester in
10secondary schools.
11(III) Protective measures to be taken before, during, and
12following an earthquake.
13(IV) A program to ensure that pupils and both the certificated
14and classified staff are aware of, and properly trained in, the
15earthquake emergency procedure system.
16(ii) Establishing a procedure to allow a public agency, including
17the American Red Cross, to use school buildings, grounds, and
18equipment for mass care and welfare shelters during disasters or
19other emergencies affecting the public health and welfare. The
20school district or county office of education shall cooperate with
21the public agency in furnishing and maintaining the services as
22the school district or county office of education may deem
23necessary to meet the needs of the community.
24(C) Policies pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48915 for
25pupils who committed an act listed in subdivision (c) of Section
2648915
and other school-designated serious acts that would lead to
27suspension, expulsion, or mandatory expulsion recommendations
28pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 48900) of Chapter
296 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2.
30(D) Procedures to notify teachers of dangerous pupils pursuant
31to Section 49079.
32(E) A discrimination and harassment policy consistent with the
33prohibition against discrimination contained in Chapter 2
34(commencing with Section 200) of Part 1.
35(F) The provisions of a schoolwide dress code, pursuant to
36Section 35183, that prohibits pupils from wearing “gang-related
37apparel,” if the school has adopted that type of a dress code. For
38those purposes, the comprehensive school safety plan shall define
39“gang-related
apparel.” The definition shall be limited to apparel
40that, if worn or displayed on a school campus, reasonably could
P4 1be determined to threaten the health and safety of the school
2environment. A schoolwide dress code established pursuant to this
3section and Section 35183 shall be enforced on the school campus
4and at any school-sponsored activity by the principal of the school
5or the person designated by the principal. For purposes of this
6paragraph, “gang-related apparel” shall not be considered a
7protected form of speech pursuant to Section 48950.
8(G) Procedures for safe ingress and egress of pupils, parents,
9and school employees to and from school.
10(H) A safe and orderly environment conducive to learning at
11the school.
12(I) The rules and procedures on school discipline adopted
13pursuant to Sections 35291 and 35291.5.
14(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools develop
15comprehensive school safety plans using existing resources,
16including the materials and services of the partnership, pursuant
17to this chapter. It is also the intent of the Legislature that schools
18use the handbook developed and distributed by the School/Law
19Enforcement Partnership Program entitled “Safe Schools: A
20Planning Guide for Action” in conjunction with developing their
21plan for school safety.
22(c) Grants to assist schools in implementing their comprehensive
23school safety plan shall be made available through the partnership
24as authorized by Section 32285.
25(d) Each schoolsite council or school safety planning committee
26in developing and updating a comprehensive school safety plan
27shall, where practical, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with
28other schoolsite councils or school safety planning committees.
29(e) The comprehensive school safety plan may be evaluated and
30amended, as needed, by the school safety planning committee, but
31shall be evaluated at least once a year, to ensure that the
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comprehensive school safety plan is properly implemented. An
33updated file of all safety-related plans and materials shall be readily
34available for inspection by the public.
35(f) As comprehensive school safety plans are reviewed and
36updated, the Legislature encourages all plans, to the extent that
37resources are available, to include both of the following:
38(1) Policies and procedures aimed at the prevention of bullying.
39(2) Clear guidelines for the roles and responsibilities of mental
40healthbegin delete and intervention professionals, if the school district
uses
P5 1intervention professionals, school resource officers, and police
2officers on the school campus.end delete
3intervention professionals, school counselors, school resource
4officers, and police officers on school campus, if the school district
5uses these people.end insert The guidelines may include primary strategies
6to create and maintain a positive school climate, promote school
7safety, and increase pupil achievement, and prioritize mental health
8and intervention services, restorative and transformative justice
9programs, and positive behavior interventions and support.
10(g) The comprehensive school safety plan, as written and
11updated by the schoolsite council or school safety planning
12committee, shall be submitted for approval under
subdivision (a)
13of Section 32288.
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