AB 872, as introduced, Brown. Pupil discipline: suspensions: community service.
Existing law authorizes a superintendent of schools or principal of a school to suspend or recommend for expulsion a pupil who commits one or more enumerated acts. Existing law authorizes the principal of a school, the principal’s designee, the superintendent of schools, or the governing board of a school district to require a pupil to perform community service, as defined, during the pupil’s nonschool hours as part of or instead of disciplinary action, subject to specified exceptions.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision authorizing community service.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 48900.6 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertAs part of or instead of disciplinary action
4prescribed by this article, the principal of a school, the principal’s
5designee, the superintendent of schools, or the governing boardbegin insert of
P2 1a school districtend insert may require a pupil to perform community service
2on school grounds or, with written permission of the parent or
3guardian of the pupil, off school grounds, during the pupil’s
4nonschool hours.begin delete For theend delete
5begin insert(b)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertForend insert purposes of this section, “community service” may
6include, but is not limited to, work performed in the community
7or on school grounds in the areas of outdoor beautification,
8community or campus betterment, and teacher, peer, or youth
9assistance programs.begin delete Thisend delete
10begin insert(c)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertThisend insert
section does not apply if a pupil has been suspended,
11pending expulsion, pursuant to Section 48915. However, this
12section applies if the recommended expulsion is not implemented
13or is, itself, suspended by stipulation or other administrative action.
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