Bill Text: CA AB514 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: The Safe Schools for Safe Learning Act of 2013.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 702, Statutes of 2013. [AB514 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB514-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 514	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  702
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 10, 2013
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 10, 2013
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 26, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 6, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act to amend Section 234.5 of the Education Code, relating to
school safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 514, Bonta. The Safe Schools for Safe Learning Act of 2013.
   Existing law establishes the Safe Place to Learn Act and, among
other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
post on his or her Internet Web site a list of statewide resources
that provide support to youth who have been subjected to school-based
discrimination, harassment, or bullying, and their families.
   This bill, the Safe Schools for Safe Learning Act of 2013, would
instead require the Superintendent to post that information on the
State Department of Education's Internet Web site, and would also
require the department's Internet Web site to include a list of
statewide resources for youth who have been affected by gangs, gun
violence, and psychological trauma caused by violence at home, at
school, and in the community. The bill would express various findings
and declarations of the Legislature relating to school safety.


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

  SECTION 1.  This act shall be known as the Safe Schools for Safe
Learning Act of 2013.
  SEC. 2.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) Our children have the talent and capacity for greatness, if
given the opportunity to thrive and grow in a healthy environment.
   (2) Violence has become a fact of life for many children
throughout the state, including living in communities with high rates
of homicide.
   (3) Many children suffer complications from growing up in a
violent environment, including depression and post-traumatic stress
disorder, which make it more difficult to become engaged and
productive pupils at school.
   (4) A school is a place not only for perfunctory instruction but
also a place where children learn about humanity, family, and
community, free from violence and fear.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to make safety a priority
and ensure that our children are kept safe from all forms of
violence, especially while children are in school. It is further the
intent of the Legislature to create safe and supportive school
environments where each child is able to thrive.
  SEC. 3.  Section 234.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   234.5.  The Superintendent shall post, and annually update, on the
department's Internet Web site and provide to each school district a
list of statewide resources, including community-based
organizations, that provide support to youth who have been subjected
to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or
bullying, and their families. The department's Internet Web site
shall also include a list of statewide resources for youth who have
been affected by gangs, gun violence, and psychological trauma caused
by violence at home, at school, and in the community.