CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1997Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 10, 2022 An act relating to public postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1997, as introduced, Gipson. California State University: crisis response teams.Existing law establishes the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the trustees to appoint one or more persons to constitute a police department for the headquarters and for each campus of the California State University.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to response to noncriminal health and safety incidents and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to do all of the following:(a) Designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to respond to noncriminal health and safety incidents, including, but not limited to, classroom disruptions, and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members.(b) Establish the crisis response teams as separate from campus police departments or local law enforcement.(c) Train the crisis response teams in dispute resolution and restorative justice.(d) Require the crisis response teams to regularly report to the California Faculty Association chapter at each campus. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1997Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 10, 2022 An act relating to public postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1997, as introduced, Gipson. California State University: crisis response teams.Existing law establishes the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the trustees to appoint one or more persons to constitute a police department for the headquarters and for each campus of the California State University.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to response to noncriminal health and safety incidents and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1997 Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 10, 2022 Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson February 10, 2022 An act relating to public postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1997, as introduced, Gipson. California State University: crisis response teams. Existing law establishes the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the trustees to appoint one or more persons to constitute a police department for the headquarters and for each campus of the California State University.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to response to noncriminal health and safety incidents and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members, as specified. Existing law establishes the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the trustees to appoint one or more persons to constitute a police department for the headquarters and for each campus of the California State University. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to response to noncriminal health and safety incidents and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members, as specified. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to do all of the following:(a) Designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to respond to noncriminal health and safety incidents, including, but not limited to, classroom disruptions, and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members.(b) Establish the crisis response teams as separate from campus police departments or local law enforcement.(c) Train the crisis response teams in dispute resolution and restorative justice.(d) Require the crisis response teams to regularly report to the California Faculty Association chapter at each campus. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to do all of the following:(a) Designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to respond to noncriminal health and safety incidents, including, but not limited to, classroom disruptions, and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members.(b) Establish the crisis response teams as separate from campus police departments or local law enforcement.(c) Train the crisis response teams in dispute resolution and restorative justice.(d) Require the crisis response teams to regularly report to the California Faculty Association chapter at each campus. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to do all of the following:(a) Designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to respond to noncriminal health and safety incidents, including, but not limited to, classroom disruptions, and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members.(b) Establish the crisis response teams as separate from campus police departments or local law enforcement.(c) Train the crisis response teams in dispute resolution and restorative justice.(d) Require the crisis response teams to regularly report to the California Faculty Association chapter at each campus. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would require the California State University to do all of the following: ### SECTION 1. (a) Designate a trauma-informed crisis response team on each campus to respond to noncriminal health and safety incidents, including, but not limited to, classroom disruptions, and interpersonal conflicts among campus community members. (b) Establish the crisis response teams as separate from campus police departments or local law enforcement. (c) Train the crisis response teams in dispute resolution and restorative justice. (d) Require the crisis response teams to regularly report to the California Faculty Association chapter at each campus.