BILL NUMBER: AB 819	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 30, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly  Member Jackson  
Members Jackson and Shelley 

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2001

   An act to amend Section 32228 of the Education Code, relating to
school safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 819, as amended, Jackson.  School safety.
   Existing law establishes the School Safety and Violence Prevention
Act (Act), a statewide program administered by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, pursuant to which funds are allocated to school
districts for purposes that include, but are not limited to,
providing conflict resolution personnel, providing on-campus
communication devices, establishing staff training programs, and
establishing cooperative arrangements with law enforcement agencies.

   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that
schoolsites receiving funds pursuant to the Act provide
age-appropriate instruction in domestic violence  prevention,
dating violence prevention, and interpersonal violence prevention
 .
   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 32228 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   32228.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that public
schools serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, have access to supplemental resources to establish
programs and strategies that promote school safety and emphasize
violence prevention among children and youth in the public schools.
   (b) It is also the intent of the Legislature that public schools
have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of
race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender,
or sexual orientation, as defined in subdivision (q) of Section
12926 of the Government Code, and to prevent and respond to acts of
hate violence and bias related incidents.  Sexual orientation shall
not include pedophilia.
   (c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that schoolsites
receiving funds pursuant to this article accomplish all of the
following goals:
   (1) Teach pupils techniques for resolving conflicts without
violence.
   (2) Train school staff and administrators to support and promote
conflict resolution and mediation techniques for resolving conflicts
between and among pupils.
   (3) Reduce incidents of violence at the schoolsite with an
emphasis on prevention and early detection.
   (4) Provide age-appropriate instruction in domestic violence
prevention  , dating violence prevention, and interpersonal
violence prevention  .