BILL NUMBER: AB 1390 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 12, 2000
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 3, 2000
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Havice
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Washington)
FEBRUARY 26, 1999
An act to amend Sections 32228 and 32228.1 of, and to
add Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 32246) to Chapter
2 of Part 19 of , the Education Code, relating to
pupils, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1390, as amended, Havice. Pupils: violence prevention.
Existing law establishes the School Safety and Violence Prevention
Act, a statewide program administered by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, who, pursuant to the act, allocates funds to
school districts that maintain any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive, that
certify the funds will be used as required by the act. Funds
allocated pursuant to this program are required to be expended 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 also make school districts that maintain grades 5
and 6 eligible for funds allocated pursuant to this program.
This bill would establish the Bullying Prevention Grant Program
for Grades 5 and 6. Schools maintaining grades 5 and 6 would be
authorized to apply to the State Department of Education for a
maximum $5,000 grant to implement a 2-year program. The bill would
require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop criteria
by which grant recipients will be selected. The bill would authorize
grant funds to be expended to implement a locally designed program or
to purchase existing bullying prevention materials and programs.
This bill would appropriate $150,000 from the General Fund to the
State Department of Education for purposes of implementing the
Bullying Prevention Grant Program for Grades 5 and 6.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
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 grades 6 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 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.
SEC. 2. Section 3228.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:
32228.1. (a) The Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act is hereby established. This statewide program shall
be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who
shall provide funds to school districts serving pupils in any of
grades 6 to 12, inclusive, for the purpose of promoting school safety
and reducing schoolsite violence. As a condition of receiving funds
pursuant to this article, an eligible school district shall certify,
on forms and in a manner required by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, that the funds will be used as described in this
section.
(b) From funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act or any other
measure, funds shall be allocated to school districts on the basis of
enrollment of pupils in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, for any one or
more of the following purposes:
(1) Providing schools with personnel, including, but not limited
to, licensed or certificated school counselors, school social
workers, school nurses, and school psychologists, who are trained in
conflict resolution. Any law enforcement personnel hired pursuant to
this article shall be trained and sworn peace officers.
(2) Providing effective and accessible on-campus communication
devices and other school safety infrastructure needs.
(3) Establishing an in-service training program for school staff
to learn to identify at-risk pupils, to communicate effectively with
those pupils, and to refer those pupils to appropriate counseling.
(4) Establishing cooperative arrangements with local law
enforcement agencies for appropriate school-community relationships.
(5) For any other purpose that the school or school district
determines that would materially contribute to meeting the goals and
objectives of current law in providing for safe schools and
preventing violence among pupils.
SEC. 3.
SECTION 1. Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 32246) is
added to Chapter 2 of Part 19 of the Education Code, to read:
Article 4.5. Bullying Prevention Grant Program for Grades 5
and 6
32246. There is hereby established the Bullying Prevention Grant
Program for Grades 5 and 6.
32247. Subject to an appropriation being made for this purpose, a
school district that has jurisdiction over schools maintaining
grades 5 and 6 may apply to the State Department of Education for a
grant to implement a two-year bullying prevention program. The
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop criteria by which
grant recipients will be selected.
32248. The State Department of Education shall establish and
maintain guidelines for bullying prevention programs.
32249. The maximum amount of a grant shall be five thousand
dollars ($5,000) for a two-year program. Grant funds may be
expended to implement a locally designed program or to purchase
existing bullying prevention materials and programs.
SEC. 4.
SEC. 2. The sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State
Department of Education for purposes of implementing the Bullying
Prevention Grant Program for Grades 5 and 6 pursuant to Article 4.5
(commencing with Section 32246) of Chapter 2 of Part 19 of the
Education Code.