BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1738 (Washington)
As Amended May 26, 2000
Majority vote
EDUCATION 18-1 APPROPRIATIONS 21-0
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|Ayes:|Mazzoni, Leach, Alquist, |Ayes:|Migden, Campbell, |
| |Calderon, Campbell, | |Ackerman, Alquist, |
| |Shelley, Cunneen, Davis, | |Aroner, Ashburn, Brewer, |
| |Honda, Nakano, Robert | |Cedillo, Corbett, Davis, |
| |Pacheco, | |Kuehl, Maldonado, Papan, |
| |Rod Pacheco, Scott, | |Romero, Runner, Shelley, |
| |Strom-Martin, Washington, | |Thomson, Wesson, Wiggins, |
| |Wildman, Zettel, Keeley | |Wright, Zettel |
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|Nays:|Baldwin | | |
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SUMMARY : Extends the Carl Washington School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act (CWSSVPA) to include grades K-7. Specifically,
this bill :
1)Authorizes school districts receiving funds pursuant to
CWSSVPA to use the funds to establish youth-to-youth peer
programs at schoolsites, including, but not limited to, peer
mediation, peer helpers, conflict managers, peer education,
and peer tutoring.
2)Authorizes any school district that chooses not to participate
individually in CWSSVPA, or if funding available through
CWSSVPA would be insufficient, to form a consortium with other
school districts to participate in CWSSVPA. Provides that
such consortiums are subject to the provisions of CWSSVPA to
the same extent as an individual school district.
3)Requires that the portion of funds that a school district
would have received, if the school district chooses not to
participate either individually or as part of a consortium, be
distributed on a pro rata basis to participating school
districts.
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4)Adds intent language that schools receiving funds pursuant to
the CWSSVPA reduce the ratio of students to credentialed
student services personnel, including, but not limited to,
school counselors, school psychologists, school social
workers, and school nurses.
5)Adds intent language that school receiving funds pursuant to
CWSSVPA promote and increase student participation in peer
programs.
6)Provides that these provisions are subject to funds being
appropriated therefor.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes CWSSVPA, for which $100 million was appropriated
in the 1999-2000 Budget Act, to be administered by the
Superintendent of Public Administration (SPI). Includes
county offices of education in CWSSVPA, for which $1 million
was appropriated. Requires the SPI to provide funds to
schools serving grades 8-12 to promote school safety and
reduce schoolsite violence. Requires funds to be allocated to
school districts on the basis of enrollment. Requires a
minimum allocation of $5,000 for each schoolsite, or a minimum
of $10,000 for each school district, whichever is greater.
Requires funds to be use for one or more of the following:
a) 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.
Requires any law enforcement personnel hired pursuant to
this act to be trained and sworn peace officers;
b) Providing effective and accessible on-campus
communication devices and other school safety
infrastructure needs;
c) Establishing an in-service training program for school
staff to learn to identify at-risk students, to communicate
effectively with those students, and to refer those
students to appropriate counseling;
d) Establishing cooperative arrangements with local law
enforcement agencies for appropriate school-community
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relationships; or,
e) For any other purpose that the school or school district
determines would contribute to providing safe schools and
preventing violence among students.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, unknown General Fund (Proposition 98) costs
of up to $100 million. The Governor's 2000-2001 budget proposes
$72 million for the current CWSSVPA, for which $100 million was
appropriated in the 1999-2000 Budget Act.
COMMENTS : AB 1113 (Florez), Chapter 51, Statutes of 1999,
established the School Safety Violence Prevention Act (SSVPA)
for grades 8-12. $100 million was provided in the 1999-2000
budget for SSVPA. AB 658 (Washington), Chapter 645, Statutes of
1999, renamed the SSVPA as CWSSVPA, authorized county offices of
education to participate in CWSSVPA, and appropriated $1 million
for county offices of education to participate.
Analysis Prepared by : Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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