Senate Bill No. 1225

Introduced by Senator Wright

February 20, 2014

An act to amend Section 35350 of the Education Code, relating to pupil transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1225, as introduced, Wright. Pupil transportation: pupil safety.

Existing law prohibits a governing board of a school district from requiring the transportation of a student or pupil for any purpose or for any reason without the written permission of the parent or guardian unless there is an emergency arising from illness or injury to the student or pupil.

This bill would also authorize the transportation of a pupil without the written permission of the parent or guardian in situation that requires the immediate transportation of the pupil to ensure his or her safety. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

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 35350 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

35350.  

begin delete No end delete begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert governing board of a school district shall
begin insert not end insert require begin delete any student or end delete begin insert a end insert pupil to be transported for any purpose
or for any reason without the written permission of the parent or
guardian.

begin delete

This

end delete

begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert This end insert section shall not apply to the transportation of a begin delete student
or end delete pupil in an emergency arising from illness or injury to the
begin delete student or end delete pupil begin insert , or in a situation that requires the immediate
transportation of the pupil to ensure his or her safety end insert .