Bill Text: CA AB2845 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: School safety: Safe Place to Learn Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-09-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2016. [AB2845 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2845	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Williams

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 32282 of the Education Code, relating to
school safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2845, as introduced, Williams. School safety plans.
   Existing law makes each school district and county office of
education responsible for the overall development of comprehensive
school safety plans for its schools operating kindergarten or any of
grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The plans are required to include an
assessment of the current status of school crime committed on each
campus and at school-related functions, and identification of
appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a
high level of school safety and address the school's procedures for
complying with existing laws related to school safety.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions
identifying appropriate strategies and programs.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 32282 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   32282.  (a) The comprehensive school safety plan shall include,
but not be limited to, both of the following:
   (1) Assessing the current status of school crime committed on
school campuses and at school-related functions.
   (2) Identifying appropriate strategies and programs that will
provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the
school's procedures for complying with existing laws related to
school safety, which shall include the development of all of the
following:
   (A) Child abuse reporting procedures consistent with Article 2.5
(commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 4 of
the Penal Code.
   (B) Disaster procedures, routine and emergency, including
adaptations for pupils with disabilities in accordance with the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101
et seq.). The disaster procedures shall also include, but not be
limited to, both of the following:
   (i) Establishing an earthquake emergency procedure system in every
public school building having an occupant capacity of 50 or more
pupils or more than one classroom. A school district or county office
of education may work with the Office of Emergency Services and the
Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission to develop and establish
the earthquake emergency procedure system. The system shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the following:
   (I) A school building disaster plan, ready for implementation at
any time, for maintaining the safety and care of pupils and staff.
   (II) A drop procedure whereby each pupil and staff member takes
cover under a table or desk, dropping to his or her knees, with the
head protected by the arms, and the back to the windows. A drop
procedure practice shall be held at least once  each
  a  school quarter in elementary schools and at
least once a semester in secondary schools.
   (III) Protective measures to be taken before, during, and
following an earthquake.
   (IV) A program to ensure that pupils and both the certificated and
classified staff are aware of, and properly trained in, the
earthquake emergency procedure system.
   (ii) Establishing a procedure to allow a public agency, including
the American Red Cross, to use school buildings, grounds, and
equipment for mass care and welfare shelters during disasters or
other emergencies affecting the public health and welfare. The school
district or county office of education shall cooperate with the
public agency in furnishing and maintaining the services as the
school district or county office of education may deem necessary to
meet the needs of the community.
   (C) Policies pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48915 for
pupils who committed an act listed in subdivision (c) of Section
48915 and other school-designated serious acts  which
  that  would lead to suspension, expulsion, or
mandatory expulsion recommendations pursuant to Article 1 (commencing
with Section 48900) of Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title
2.
   (D) Procedures to notify teachers of dangerous pupils pursuant to
Section 49079.
   (E) A discrimination and harassment policy consistent with the
prohibition against discrimination contained in Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 200) of Part 1.
   (F) The provisions of any schoolwide dress code, pursuant to
Section 35183, that prohibits pupils from wearing "gang-related
apparel," if the school has adopted that type of a dress code. For
those purposes, the comprehensive school safety plan shall define
"gang-related apparel." The definition shall be limited to apparel
that, if worn or displayed on a school campus, reasonably could be
determined to threaten the health and safety of the school
environment. A schoolwide dress code established pursuant to this
section and Section 35183 shall be enforced on the school campus and
at any school-sponsored activity by the principal of the school or
the person designated by the principal. For purposes of this
paragraph, "gang-related apparel" shall not be considered a protected
form of speech pursuant to Section 48950.
   (G) Procedures for safe ingress and egress of pupils, parents, and
school employees to and from school.
   (H) A safe and orderly environment conducive to learning at the
school.
   (I) The rules and procedures on school discipline adopted pursuant
to Sections 35291 and 35291.5.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools develop
comprehensive school safety plans using existing resources, including
the materials and services of the partnership, pursuant to this
chapter. It is also the intent of the Legislature that schools use
the handbook developed and distributed by the School/Law Enforcement
Partnership Program entitled "Safe Schools: A Planning Guide for
Action" in conjunction with developing their plan for school safety.
   (c) Each schoolsite council or school safety planning committee,
in developing and updating a comprehensive school safety plan, shall,
where practical, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with other
schoolsite councils or school safety planning committees.
   (d) The comprehensive school safety plan may be evaluated and
amended, as needed, by the school safety planning committee, but
shall be evaluated at least once a year, to ensure that the
comprehensive school safety plan is properly implemented. An updated
file of all safety-related plans and materials shall be readily
available for inspection by the public.
   (e) As comprehensive school safety plans are reviewed and updated,
the Legislature encourages all plans, to the extent that resources
are available, to include policies and procedures aimed at the
prevention of bullying.
   (f) The comprehensive school safety plan, as written and updated
by the schoolsite council or school safety planning committee, shall
be submitted for approval pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
32288.