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.