BILL NUMBER: AB 1253	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Davis

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act relating to pupil safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1253, as introduced, Davis. Pupil safety: bullying.
   Existing law, the Interagency School Safety Demonstration Act of
1985, defines bullying as one or more acts of sexual harassment, hate
violence, or intentional harassment, threats, or intimidation,
directed against school district personnel or pupils, committed by a
pupil or group of pupils. Under existing law, bullying, including
bullying committed by means of an electronic act, as defined, is a
ground on which suspension or expulsion may be based.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would make it easier for pupils and their parents or
guardians to report incidents of bullying.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would make it easier for pupils and their parents or
guardians to report incidents of bullying.