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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 401
          Author:   Ammiano (D)
          Amended:  5/9/12 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE  :  7-0, 5/16/12
          AYES:  Lowenthal, Hancock, Huff, Liu, Price, Simitian, 
            Vargas
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Runner, Alquist, Blakeslee, Vacancy

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  45-29, 5/19/11 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    School safety:  Carl Washington School Safety 
          and Violence 
                      Prevention Act

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill deletes a provision from the Carl 
          Washington School Safety and Violence Prevention Act that 
          specifies sexual orientation shall not include pedophilia.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law, the Carl Washington School 
          Safety and Violence Prevention Act, is a categorical 
          program for the purpose of helping schools have access to 
          supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of race, 
          color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, 
          gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual 
          orientation and specifies that sexual orientation does not 
          include pedophilia.  
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          Existing law specifies that through the 2014-15 fiscal 
          year, local educational agencies that receive funds for 
          specified categorical programs may use the funding for any 
          educational purpose to the extent permitted by federal law. 
           Funding for Carl Washington School Safety and Violence 
          Prevention Act programs is included in this categorical 
          flexibility.  
           
           This bill deletes from the Carl Washington School Safety 
          and Violence Prevention Act the specification that sexual 
          orientation shall not include pedophilia.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No   
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/17/12)

          California Communities United Institute
          Equality California
          National Center for Lesbian Rights

           ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT  :    The supporters argue, the purpose 
          of the Carl Washington School Safety and Violence 
          Prevention Act is to help public schools have access to 
          supplemental resources to combat discrimination on the 
          basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, 
          disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or 
          sexual orientation.  According to the author's office, the 
          Act's statement that sexual orientation shall not include 
          pedophilia is not necessary and inappropriately links a 
          person's sexual orientation to the psychiatric disorder of 
          pedophilia.  This bill removes obsolete language without 
          altering the intent of the Act.


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  45-29, 05/19/11
          AYES:  Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block, Blumenfield, 
            Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Charles Calderon, 
            Campos, Carter, Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, 
            Fong, Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hall, Hayashi, 
            Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, 
            Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, 
            Portantino, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, 







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            Wieckowski, Yamada, John A. P�rez
          NOES:  Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly, 
            Fletcher, Fuentes, Beth Gaines, Garrick, Grove, Hagman, 
            Halderman, Harkey, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, 
            Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, 
            Olsen, Perea, Silva, Smyth, Valadao, Wagner
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Alejo, Butler, Cedillo, Gorell, V. 
            Manuel P�rez, Williams


          PQ:do  5/17/12   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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