California 2021 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB579 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/18/2021

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 579Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 18, 2021 An act to amend Section 234.3 of the Education Code, relating to school safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 579, as introduced, Allen. School safety: bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying: model handout.The Safe Place to Learn Act requires the State Department of Education to develop, and post on its internet websites, a model handout describing specified rights of pupils and obligations relating to educational equity and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools.This bill would require the department to periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 234.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 579Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 18, 2021 An act to amend Section 234.3 of the Education Code, relating to school safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 579, as introduced, Allen. School safety: bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying: model handout.The Safe Place to Learn Act requires the State Department of Education to develop, and post on its internet websites, a model handout describing specified rights of pupils and obligations relating to educational equity and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools.This bill would require the department to periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill 

No. 579

Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 18, 2021

Introduced by Senator Allen
February 18, 2021

 An act to amend Section 234.3 of the Education Code, relating to school safety. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 579, as introduced, Allen. School safety: bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying: model handout.

The Safe Place to Learn Act requires the State Department of Education to develop, and post on its internet websites, a model handout describing specified rights of pupils and obligations relating to educational equity and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools.This bill would require the department to periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

The Safe Place to Learn Act requires the State Department of Education to develop, and post on its internet websites, a model handout describing specified rights of pupils and obligations relating to educational equity and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools.

This bill would require the department to periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 234.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 234.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

SECTION 1. Section 234.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.

234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.



234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the rights and obligations set forth in Sections 200, 201, and 220 and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools. This model handout shall be posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites. internet websites. The department shall periodically review and update the model handout to ensure the availability of relevant and recent information.