Amended in Senate July 2, 2014

Amended in Assembly May 1, 2014

Amended in Assembly April 21, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2016


Introduced by Assembly Member Campos

February 20, 2014


An act to add Sectionbegin delete 51207end deletebegin insert 51900.6end insert to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2016, as amended, Campos. Pupil instruction: sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention.

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Existing law prescribes required courses of study in grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and requires the adopted course of study to include instruction, as provided, at the appropriate elementary and secondary grade levels.

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Existing law requires the State Department of Education to prepare and distribute to school districts guidelines for the preparation of comprehensive health education plans, and requires approval of district plans to be made in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the state board.

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This bill wouldbegin delete require, on or before March 1, 2017,end deletebegin insert requireend insert the State Board of Education, based upon the recommendations of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to considerbegin delete adoptingend deletebegin insert includingend insert age-appropriate contentbegin delete standardsend delete forbegin delete transitional kindergarten, kindergarten,end deletebegin insert kindergartenend insert and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention, including information on available counseling and resources for children who are sexuallybegin delete abused.end deletebegin insert abused, in the next revision of the health content standards.end insert The bill would also require the state board, based uponbegin delete a recommendationend deletebegin insert recommendationsend insert by thebegin delete Superintendent, to consider including informationend deletebegin insert commission, to consider including age-appropriate content standards for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive,end insert in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and preventionbegin insert, including information on available counseling and resources for children who are sexually abused,end insert in the Health Framework for California Public Schools when next revised.

The bill would authorize school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to provide age-appropriate instruction, pursuant to the content standards adopted by the state board, forbegin delete transitional kindergarten, kindergarten,end deletebegin insert kindergartenend insert and grades 1 to 12, inclusive,begin delete as applicable,end delete in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention. The bill would provide a procedure for excusing a pupil from that instruction.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 51900.6 is added to the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert,
2to read:end insert

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(a) (1) The state board shall, based upon
4recommendations by the Superintendent, consider including
5age-appropriate content for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12,
6inclusive, in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and
7prevention, including information on available counseling and
8resources for children who are sexually abused, in the next revision
9of the health content standards.

10(2) The state board shall, based upon recommendations by the
11Instructional Quality Commission, consider including information
12in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention,
13including information on available counseling and resources for
14children who are sexually abused, in the Health Framework for
15California Public Schools when next revised.

16(b) (1) School districts, county offices of education, and charter
17schools may provide age-appropriate instruction, pursuant to the
P3    1content standards adopted by the state board under subdivision
2(a), for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, as applicable,
3in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention.

4(2) Upon written request of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian,
5a pupil in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall be
6excused from taking instruction in sexual abuse and sexual assault
7awareness and prevention established pursuant to this section.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 51207 is added to the Education Code,
9to read:

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51207.  

(a) (1) On or before March 1, 2017, the state board
11shall, based upon the recommendations of the Superintendent,
12consider adopting age-appropriate content standards for transitional
13kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in sexual
14abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention, including
15information on available counseling and resources for children
16who are sexually abused.

17(2) The state board shall, based upon a recommendation by the
18Superintendent, consider including information in sexual abuse
19and sexual assault awareness and prevention, including information
20on available counseling and resources for children who are sexually
21abused, in the Health Framework for California Public Schools
22when next revised.

23(b) (1) School districts, county offices of education, and charter
24schools may provide age-appropriate instruction, pursuant to the
25content standards adopted by the state board under subdivision
26(a), for transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12,
27inclusive, as applicable, in sexual abuse and sexual assault
28awareness and prevention.

29(2) Upon written request of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian,
30a pupil in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or grades 1 to
3112, inclusive, shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual
32abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention established
33pursuant to this section.

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