BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 82
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
ACR 82 (Hall)
As Amended April 6, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(July 13, 2009) |SENATE: |22-7 |(April 8, |
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(unanimous vote)
Original Committee Reference: ED.
SUMMARY : Encourages public education institutions,
prekindergarten through university campuses, to develop and
enact appropriate procedures that meaningfully address acts of
discrimination that occur on campus and support tolerance and
acceptance of others regardless of their race or ethnicity,
religion, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, nationality, or any other characteristic that is
contained in the definition of hate crimes.
The Senate amendments add coauthors and encourage all public
education institutions to notify parents and the campus
community of existing policies and procedures on tolerance.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Acknowledges that California's public schools have an
affirmative obligation to combat racism, sexism, and other
forms of bias, and a responsibility to provide equal
educational opportunity.
2)Expresses legislative intent that each public school
undertakes educational activities to counter discriminatory
incidents on school grounds and, within constitutional bounds.
3)Requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to
display information on curricula and other resources that
specifically address bias-related discrimination and
harassment based on the characteristics set forth in existing
law and to develop a model handout describing the rights and
obligations set forth in current law and the policies
addressing bias-related discrimination and harassment in
schools.
ACR 82
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AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this resolution was substantially
similar to the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : This bill is keyed non-fiscal.
COMMENTS : California has the largest public school system in
the nation, prekindergarten through university, teaching more
than six million students in about 9,800 schools. California
has a wide range of ethnicities and cultural differences within
the immense public school system. The author's office believes
more should be done to address the needs of such a diverse
state.
This resolution encourages public education institutions to
further address the needs of a diverse student body. By
encouraging public education institutions to enact specific
policies and procedures, such as counseling services and
conflict management, they may ease tensions among the student
body and create a safer learning environment. Additionally, by
designating public education institutions as
"Discrimination-Free Zones," schools are encouraged to enact
policies and procedures that reflect this message.
According to the sponsor of this resolution, the California
Faculty Association, there are ongoing acts of all kinds of
discrimination that hurt the student body. ACR 82 encourages
public education institutions to further protect their students
from discrimination.
Analysis Prepared by : Marisol Avina / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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