BILL NUMBER: AB 1271	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 4, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 2, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 17, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 23, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 15, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 6, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 21, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 32282.1 of the Education Code, relating to
school safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1271, as amended, Bonta. School safety plans: pupil mental
health  care: violent acts.   care. 
   Existing law provides that school districts and county offices of
education are responsible for the overall development of a
comprehensive school safety plan for each of their constituent
schools. 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. Existing law
requires schools to forward copies of their comprehensive school
safety plans to the school district or county office of education for
approval. Existing law encourages comprehensive school safety plans,
as they are reviewed and updated, to include clear guidelines for
the roles and responsibilities of certain parties with school-related
health and safety responsibilities and authorizes the inclusion in
these plans of primary strategies for specified purposes.
   This bill would require those guidelines to include protocols to
address the mental health care of pupils  who have witnessed
a violent act   at any time  , 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.  The Legislature finds and declares both of the
following:
   (a) A paramount goal of the state is to ensure that all children
receive a high quality education that enables them to reach their
full potential and become responsible citizens who positively
contribute to their communities and the state.
   (b) A safe and supportive learning environment is a necessary
foundation for increasing academic achievement, enhancing healthy
development, and improving educational outcomes for all children.
  SEC. 2.  Section 32282.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   32282.1.  (a) As comprehensive school safety plans are reviewed
and updated, the Legislature encourages all plans, to the extent that
resources are available, to include clear guidelines for the roles
and responsibilities of mental health professionals, community
intervention professionals, school counselors, school resource
officers, and police officers on school  campus 
 campuses  , if the school district uses these people.
   (b) The guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
include both of the following:
   (1) Primary strategies to create and maintain a positive school
climate, promote school safety, and increase pupil achievement, and
prioritize mental health and intervention services, restorative and
transformative justice programs, and positive behavior interventions
and support.
   (2)  Protocols   Consistent with paragraph
(2) of subdivision (a) of Section 32282, protocols  to address
the mental health care of pupils  who have witnessed a
violent act defined in subdivision (a), (b), (e), (n), (o), (q), or
(r) of Section 48900 occurring at any time,   at any
time,  including, but not limited to, any of the following:
   (A) While on school grounds.
   (B) While going to or coming from school.
   (C) During a lunch period whether on or off campus.
   (D) During, or while going to or coming from, a school-sponsored
activity.