AB 2845, as introduced, Williams. School safety plans.
Existing law makes each school district and county office of education responsible for the overall development of comprehensive school safety plans for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The plans are required to include an assessment of the current status of school crime committed on each campus and at school-related functions, and identification of appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the school’s procedures for complying with existing laws related to school safety.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions identifying appropriate strategies and programs.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 32282 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The comprehensive school safety plan shall include,
4but not be limited to, both of the following:
P2 1(1) Assessing the current status of school crime committed on
2school campuses and at school-related functions.
3(2) Identifying appropriate strategies and programs that will
4provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the
5school’s procedures for complying with existing laws related to
6school safety, which shall include the development of all of the
7following:
8(A) Child abuse reporting procedures consistent with Article
92.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of
10Part 4 of the Penal Code.
11(B) Disaster procedures, routine and emergency, including
12adaptations for pupils with disabilities in accordance with the
13federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec.
1412101 et seq.). The disaster procedures shall also include, but not
15be limited to, both of the following:
16(i) Establishing an earthquake emergency procedure system in
17every public school building having an occupant capacity of 50
18or more pupils or more than one classroom. A school district or
19county office of education may work with the Office of Emergency
20Services and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission to
21develop and establish the earthquake emergency procedure system.
22The system shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
23(I) A school building disaster plan, ready for implementation
24at any time, for maintaining the safety and care of pupils and staff.
25(II) A drop procedure whereby each pupil and staff member
26takes cover under a table or desk, dropping to his or her knees,
27with the head protected by the arms, and the back to the windows.
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29quarter in elementary schools and at least once a semester in
30secondary schools.
31(III) Protective measures to be taken before, during, and
32following an earthquake.
33(IV) A program to ensure that pupils and both the certificated
34and classified staff are aware of, and properly trained in, the
35earthquake emergency procedure system.
36(ii) Establishing a procedure to allow a public agency, including
37the American Red Cross, to use school buildings, grounds, and
38equipment for mass care and welfare shelters during disasters or
39other emergencies affecting the public health and welfare. The
40school district or county office of education shall cooperate with
P3 1the public agency in
furnishing and maintaining the services as
2the school district or county office of education may deem
3necessary to meet the needs of the community.
4(C) Policies pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48915 for
5pupils who committed an act listed in subdivision (c) of Section
648915 and other school-designated serious actsbegin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert would
7lead to suspension, expulsion, or mandatory expulsion
8recommendations pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section
948900) of Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2.
10(D) Procedures to notify teachers of dangerous pupils pursuant
11to Section 49079.
12(E) A discrimination and harassment policy consistent with the
13prohibition against discrimination contained in Chapter 2
14(commencing with Section 200) of
Part 1.
15(F) The provisions of any schoolwide dress code, pursuant to
16Section 35183, that prohibits pupils from wearing “gang-related
17apparel,” if the school has adopted that type of a dress code. For
18those purposes, the comprehensive school safety plan shall define
19“gang-related apparel.” The definition shall be limited to apparel
20that, if worn or displayed on a school campus, reasonably could
21be determined to threaten the health and safety of the school
22environment. A schoolwide dress code established pursuant to this
23section and Section 35183 shall be enforced on the school campus
24and at any school-sponsored activity by the principal of the school
25or the person designated by the principal. For purposes of this
26paragraph, “gang-related apparel” shall not be considered a
27protected form of speech pursuant to Section 48950.
28(G) Procedures for safe ingress and egress of pupils, parents,
29and school employees to and from school.
30(H) A safe and orderly environment conducive to learning at
31the school.
32(I) The rules and procedures on school discipline adopted
33pursuant to Sections 35291 and 35291.5.
34(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools develop
35comprehensive school safety plans using existing resources,
36including the materials and services of the partnership, pursuant
37to this chapter. It is also the intent of the Legislature that schools
38use the handbook developed and distributed by the School/Law
39Enforcement Partnership Program entitled “Safe Schools: A
P4 1Planning Guide for Action” in conjunction with developing their
2plan for school safety.
3(c) Each schoolsite council or school safety planning committee,
4in developing and updating a comprehensive school safety plan,
5shall, where practical, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with
6other schoolsite councils or school safety planning committees.
7(d) The
comprehensive school safety plan may be evaluated
8and amended, as needed, by the school safety planning committee,
9but shall be evaluated at least once a year, to ensure that the
10comprehensive school safety plan is properly implemented. An
11updated file of all safety-related plans and materials shall be readily
12available for inspection by the public.
13(e) As comprehensive school safety plans are reviewed and
14updated, the Legislature encourages all plans, to the extent that
15resources are available, to include policies and procedures aimed
16at the prevention of bullying.
17(f) The comprehensive school safety plan, as written and updated
18by the schoolsite council or school safety planning committee,
19shall be submitted for approval pursuant to subdivision (a) of
20Section 32288.
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