BILL NUMBER: SB 1831 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 30, 2000
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hughes
FEBRUARY 24, 2000
An act to add and repeal Article 7 (commencing with
Section 32297) to 32297.1) of Chapter
2.5 of Part 19 of the Education Code, relating to school
safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1831, as amended, Hughes. School safety.
Existing law, the School Community Policing Partnership Act of
1998, administered by the State Department of Education, provides for
the award of grants on a competitive basis to school districts,
county offices of education, or a consortium of school districts and
county offices of education to develop and implement a plan that
demonstrates a collaborative and integrated approach between the
grant recipients and local law enforcement agencies for implementing
a system of providing safe and secure environments.
This bill would , until January 1, 2006, establish the
School Safety Academy Pilot Program, to be administered by the
Department of Justice, whereby , subject to funding being
appropriated therefor, 3 academies would be established to provide
group training relating to school safety for 3 years
regional community policing institutes in the Counties of Sacramento,
Los Angeles, and San Diego, defined as school safety academies,
would receive funding from the Department of Justice to develop and
implement integrated, comprehensive school safety training for those
responsible for school safety and school community violence
prevention for a period of 3 years. The bill would require the
Department of Justice to contract with an independent evaluator to
develop and deliver an evaluation report to the Legislature and the
Governor on or before January 31, 2005.
The bill would appropriate $4,836,000 to the Department of Justice
for allocation to the school safety academies in the project
pursuant to a prescribed schedule and for the administrative costs of
the project .
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no yes
. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article 7 (commencing with Section 32297
32297.1 ) is added to Chapter 2.5 of Part
19 of the Education Code, to read:
ARTICLE 7. SCHOOL SAFETY ACADEMY PILOT PROJECT
32297.1. There is hereby established the School Safety Academy
Pilot Project, to be administered by the Department of Justice from
funds appropriated therefor.
32297.2. Three academies shall be established
32297.2. For purposes of this article, "school safety academies"
means the current regional community policing institutes in the
Counties of Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Each academy
shall provide training to juvenile specialists, school district
police officers, school resource officers, school security officers,
school administrators, campus supervisors and monitors, parent
volunteers, and others responsible for school safety and school
community violence prevention. Training topics shall include, but
not be limited to, those listed in Section 32297.4 and other topics
as identified by representatives from the field.
32297.3. The Department of Justice shall provide funding to the
school safety academies to develop and implement integrated,
comprehensive school safety training for those responsible for school
safety and school community violence prevention.
32297.4. (a) (1) The Department of Justice, in cooperation with
the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, shall
establish a three year School Safety Academy Pilot Project utilizing
the school safety academies. The School Safety Academy Pilot Project
shall be administered by the Department of Justice for the purpose
of providing comprehensive school safety training for those
responsible for school safety and school community violence
prevention that accomplishes the purposes set forth in this article.
(2) The school safety academies funded pursuant to the School
Safety Academy Pilot Project may include, but are not limited to,
training on all of the following:
(A) Role of school police officers.
(B) Role of school administrators.
(C) Role of campus security and safety personnel.
(D) School and community relations.
(E) School crime reporting.
(F) Conflict resolution and youth mediation.
(G) Crisis intervention and response.
(H) Juvenile justice system.
(I) Diversity training.
(J) Role of probation and parole officers.
(K) Effective school safety strategies and planning.
(L) Role of law enforcement on school campuses.
(M) Role of child protective services workers.
(N) Hate crimes.
(b) Upon request, the school safety academies shall provide
technical assistance, training, and support to grant recipients under
the School Community Policing Partnership Grant Program, as
established pursuant to Section 32296.1.
(c) In addition to the basic training set forth in paragraph (2)
of subdivision (a), each school safety academy shall develop a
specialty that will advance school community policing practices.
32297.5. The Department of Justice shall provide funding to
implement the training developed pursuant to Section 32297.3 for a
period of three years. Funding shall not be used for the development
and the delivery of school safety training.
32297.6. The Department of Justice shall evaluate the
effectiveness of the School Safety Academy Pilot Project by
contracting with an independent evaluator to develop and deliver a
final evaluation report to the Legislature and the Governor on or
before January 31, 2005.
32297.7. This article shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2006, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2006, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 2. (a) The sum of four million eight hundred thirty-six
thousand dollars ($4,836,000) is hereby appropriated from the General
Fund to the Department of Justice for allocation in accordance with
the following schedule to implement the School Safety Academy Pilot
Project, as established by Article 7 (commencing with Section
32297.1) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 19 of the Education Code for a period
of three years for state operations and local assistance:
(1) The sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000) to be allocated to the Sacramento Regional Community
Policing Institute.
(2) The sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000) to be allocated to the Los Angeles Regional Community
Policing Institute.
(3) The sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000) to be allocated to the San Diego Regional Community
Policing Institute.
(b) The Department of Justice may reallocate funds that are not
used by a regional policing institute to a different regional
policing institute. The Department of Justice may use up to 7
percent of the total amount appropriated for administration of this
project. pursuant to this article to provide group
training to all of the following persons:
(a) School district police officers.
(b) School resource officers.
(c) School security officers.
(d) School administrators.
(e) Campus monitors.
(f) Parent volunteers.
(g) Any person responsible for school safety and school community
violence prevention.
32297.3. Training provided by the academies established pursuant
to this article shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of
the following topics:
(a) The role of school peace officers and other campus security
personnel.
(b) School-community relations.
(c) Crime reporting.
(d) Conflict resolution or youth mediation.
(e) Crisis intervention.
32297.4. (a) The Department of Justice shall develop a
competitive application process, including the development of
guidelines for applicants, for the award of funds to entities for the
establishment of academies pursuant to this article. The Department
of Justice shall select one applicant that proposes to establish an
academy in southern California, in northern California, and in
central California.
(b) Successful applicants shall receive funding, from funding
appropriated therefor, to develop and implement academies pursuant to
this article for three years.
32297.5. Existing law enforcement or other training facilities
shall be used for academies established pursuant to this article.