AB 1993,
as amended, Fox. Pupils:begin delete bullying: teacher training.end deletebegin insert bullying.end insert
(1) Existing
end deletebegin insertExistingend insert law, the Interagency School Safety Demonstration Act of 1985, among other things, requires the Department of Justice and the State Department of Education to contract with one or more professional trainers to coordinate statewide workshops for school districts, county offices of education, and schoolsite personnel, and in particular school principals, to assist them in the development of their respective school safety and crisis response plans, and provide training in the prevention of bullying, as defined.
This bill would require the bullying prevention training provided under this provision to include, but not necessarily be limited to, restorative justice and promotion of upstander behavior, as defined.
end delete(2) Existing law, the Safe Place to Learn Act, requires the State Department of Education to assess whether local educational agencies have adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on specified characteristics. Existing law also authorizes a school to suspend or recommend for expulsion a pupil who has engaged in an act of bullying.
end deleteThis bill would require a school district to provide training on the topic of bullying to every teacher employed by the school district, and would require every teacher employed by the school district on or after July 1, 2015, to complete the training. By imposing additional requirements on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
end delete(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
end deleteThis bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
end deleteThis bill would require the department to develop an online training module to assist all school staff, school administrators, parents, pupils, and community members in increasing their knowledge of the dynamics of bullying and cyberbullying, as specified.
end insertVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 32283.5 is added to the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert,
2to read:end insert
The department shall develop an online training
4module to assist all school staff, school administrators, parents,
5pupils, and community members in increasing their knowledge of
6the dynamics of bullying and cyberbullying. The online training
7module shall include, but is not limited to, identifying an act of
8bullying or cyberbullying, and implementing strategies to address
9bullying and cyberbullying.
Section 32283 of the Education Code is amended
11to read:
(a) The Department of Justice and the State Department
13of Education, in accordance with Section 32262, shall contract
14with one or more professional trainers to coordinate statewide
P3 1workshops for school districts, county offices of education, and
2schoolsite personnel, and in particular school principals, to assist
3them in the development of their respective school safety and crisis
4response plans, and provide training in the prevention of bullying
5as defined in subdivision (r) of Section 48900. The
bullying
6prevention training provided under this section shall include, but
7not necessarily be limited to, restorative justice and promotion of
8upstander behavior. As used in this section, “upstander” means a
9person who recognizes a bully-victim situation and acts in a manner
10that is responsible and helpful to the situation.
11(b) The Department of Justice and the State Department of
12Education shall work in cooperation with regard to the workshops
13coordinated and presented pursuant to the contracts.
14(c) Implementation of this section shall be contingent upon the
15availability of funds in the annual Budget Act.
Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 48960) is added
17to Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education
18Code, to read:
19
For purposes of this article, “bullying” has the same
23meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (r) of Section
2448900.
A school district shall provide training on the topic of
26bullying to every teacher employed by the school district. Every
27teacher employed by a school district on or after July 1, 2015, shall
28be required to complete the training.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
30this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
31local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
32pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
334 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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