Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 10Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Pellerin)December 05, 2022 An act relating to pupil instruction. to add Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 10, as amended, Lowenthal. Pupil instruction: body-shaming. Pupils: body-shaming policies and resources.Existing law, the California Healthy Youth Act, states that its purposes include, among others, providing pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning body image.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.This bill would require school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to, before the 202526 school year, develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming, as defined, and to inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about those adopted policies and resources, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read: Article 4.7. Body Shaming232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.
Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 10Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Pellerin)December 05, 2022 An act relating to pupil instruction. to add Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 10, as amended, Lowenthal. Pupil instruction: body-shaming. Pupils: body-shaming policies and resources.Existing law, the California Healthy Youth Act, states that its purposes include, among others, providing pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning body image.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.This bill would require school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to, before the 202526 school year, develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming, as defined, and to inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about those adopted policies and resources, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2023
Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 10
Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Pellerin)December 05, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Pellerin)
December 05, 2022
An act relating to pupil instruction. to add Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 10, as amended, Lowenthal. Pupil instruction: body-shaming. Pupils: body-shaming policies and resources.
Existing law, the California Healthy Youth Act, states that its purposes include, among others, providing pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning body image.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.This bill would require school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to, before the 202526 school year, develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming, as defined, and to inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about those adopted policies and resources, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law, the California Healthy Youth Act, states that its purposes include, among others, providing pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning body image.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.
This bill would require school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to, before the 202526 school year, develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming, as defined, and to inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about those adopted policies and resources, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read: Article 4.7. Body Shaming232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read: Article 4.7. Body Shaming232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
SECTION 1. Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 232.7) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:
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Article 4.7. Body Shaming232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
Article 4.7. Body Shaming232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
Article 4.7. Body Shaming
Article 4.7. Body Shaming
232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
232.7. (a) (1) Before the 202526 school year, local educational agencies shall develop and adopt policies and resources about body shaming to educate teachers and staff about the issue of body shaming and assist school employees in addressing this issue with pupils and their parents.
(2) Local educational agencies shall inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the policies and resources developed and adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, by providing information in pupil and employee handbooks and making the information available on each schoolsites internet website.
(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(1) Body shaming means the action or practice of mocking or stigmatizing a person by making critical comments or observations about the shape, size, or appearance of the persons body.
(2) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create state-recommended guidelines, and would require the Instructional Quality Commission to create policies and curriculum, around body-shaming to be implemented by school districts.