BILL NUMBER: AB 1993	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 27, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 10, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fox

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to  amend Section 32283 of, and to add Article 3.5
(commencing with Section 48960) to Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4
of Title 2 of,   add Section 32283.5 to  the
Education Code, relating to pupils.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1993, as amended, Fox. Pupils:  bullying: teacher
training.   bullying.  
   (1) Existing 
    Existing  law, the Interagency School Safety
Demonstration Act of 1985, among other things, requires the
Department of Justice and the State Department of Education to
contract with one or more professional trainers to coordinate
statewide workshops for school districts, county offices of
education, and schoolsite personnel, and in particular school
principals, to assist them in the development of their respective
school safety and crisis response plans, and provide training in the
prevention of bullying, as defined. 
   This bill would require the bullying prevention training provided
under this provision to include, but not necessarily be limited to,
restorative justice and promotion of upstander behavior, as defined.
 
   (2) Existing law, the Safe Place to Learn Act, requires the State
Department of Education to assess whether local educational agencies
have adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination, harassment,
intimidation, and bullying based on specified characteristics.
Existing law also authorizes a school to suspend or recommend for
expulsion a pupil who has engaged in an act of bullying. 

   This bill would require a school district to provide training on
the topic of bullying to every teacher employed by the school
district, and would require every teacher employed by the school
district on or after July 1, 2015, to complete the training. By
imposing additional requirements on school districts, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.  
   (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.  
   This bill would require the department to develop an online
training module to assist all school staff, school administrators,
parents, pupils, and community members in increasing their knowledge
of the dynamics of bullying and cyberbullying, as specified. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program:  yes   no  .


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 32283.5 is added to the 
 Education Code   , to read:  
   32283.5.  The department shall develop an online training module
to assist all school staff, school administrators, parents, pupils,
and community members in increasing their knowledge of the dynamics
of bullying and cyberbullying. The online training module shall
include, but is not limited to, identifying an act of bullying or
cyberbullying, and implementing strategies to address bullying and
cyberbullying.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 32283 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
   32283.  (a) The Department of Justice and the State Department of
Education, in accordance with Section 32262, shall contract with one
or more professional trainers to coordinate statewide workshops for
school districts, county offices of education, and schoolsite
personnel, and in particular school principals, to assist them in the
development of their respective school safety and crisis response
plans, and provide training in the prevention of bullying as defined
in subdivision (r) of Section 48900. The bullying prevention training
provided under this section shall include, but not necessarily be
limited to, restorative justice and promotion of upstander behavior.
As used in this section, "upstander" means a person who recognizes a
bully-victim situation and acts in a manner that is responsible and
helpful to the situation.
   (b) The Department of Justice and the State Department of
Education shall work in cooperation with regard to the workshops
coordinated and presented pursuant to the contracts.
   (c) Implementation of this section shall be contingent upon the
availability of funds in the annual Budget Act.  
  SEC. 2.    Article 3.5 (commencing with Section
48960) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Education Code, to read:

      Article 3.5.  Bullying


   48960.  For purposes of this article, "bullying" has the same
meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (r) of Section
48900.
   48961.  A school district shall provide training on the topic of
bullying to every teacher employed by the school district. Every
teacher employed by a school district on or after July 1, 2015, shall
be required to complete the training.  
  SEC. 3.   If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.