Bill Text: CA AB2673 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Educational equity: severe bullying complaints: local educational agency protocol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-25 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB2673 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2673-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 20, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 2673 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Reyes |
February 15, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law requires the State Department of Education to display current information, and periodically update information, on curricula and other resources that specifically address bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, cyber sexual bullying, and bullying based on certain actual or perceived characteristics on the California Healthy Kids Resource Center Internet Web site and other appropriate department Internet Web sites where information about discrimination, harassment, intimidation, cyber sexual bullying, and bullying is posted.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 234.6 is added to the Education Code, to read:234.6.
(a) On or before May 31, 2019, the Superintendent shall develop and issue mandatory protocol to local educational agencies regarding how to advise schools within the local educational agencies’ jurisdiction to proceed in a situation in which a severe bullying complaint has been substantiated. The protocol shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:SEC. 2.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(a)The department shall display current information, and periodically update information, on curricula and other resources that specifically address bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, cyber sexual bullying, as defined in Section 48900, and bullying based on any of the actual or perceived characteristics set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code and Section 220 on the California Healthy Kids Resource Center Internet Web site and other appropriate department Internet Web sites on which information about discrimination, harassment, intimidation, cyber sexual bullying, and bullying is posted.
(b)The department shall annually inform school districts of the information on the California Healthy Kids Resource Center Internet Web site and other appropriate department Internet Web sites on which information about cyber sexual bullying is posted pursuant to subdivision (a). The department may use electronic mail to inform school districts of this information.
(c)School districts are encouraged to inform pupils regarding the available information and resources on the department’s Internet Web sites regarding the dangers and consequences of cyber sexual bullying to help reduce the instances of cyber sexual bullying.