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1 CALIFORNIA YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE AT SACRAMENTO 0 REGULAR SESSION MODEL LEGISLATURE DAILY FILE BLUE LEGISLATURE California YMCA Youth & Government Program Ariana Trujillo, Youth Governor

2 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME AB 0 Albany Bishop SB 0 Albany Western AB Albany Stagecoach SB Albany Crocker AB Anaheim Charger AB Berkeley Bodega SB 0 Berkeley 0 Yosemite AB 0 Berkeley 0 Shark SB Berkeley Earthquake SB Burbank Community Warrior SB 0 Central Coast Bishop AB 0 Conejo Valley Coulter SB 0 Conejo Valley Knobcone AJR Conejo Valley Angel SB Conejo Valley Raider SB 0 Corona Norco 0 Dodger ACR 0 Crenshaw Knobcone AB 0 Crescenta-Cañada Gray SCR 0 Crescenta-Cañada Knobcone AB Crescenta-Cañada Alcatraz SB Crescenta-Cañada Avila Adobe AB Crescenta-Cañada Padre SB Crescenta-Cañada Laker AB 0 Culver-Palms Foxtail SCR Culver-Palms Monterey AB 0 Culver-Palms 0 Yosemite AB Culver-Palms Giant SB Culver-Palms Clipper SB 0 DaVinci 0 Parry AB Desert Family YMCA Golden Gate AJR Desert Family YMCA Ram AB Diablo Valley Jack London AB Diablo Valley Paramount SB Diablo Valley Point Sur AB 0 Downey-South Gate Torrey SB 0 Downtown Oakland Shore SB 0 East Valley Family YMCA Gray AB 0 East Valley Family YMCA 0 Parry ACR East Valley Family YMCA Presidio ACA East Valley Family YMCA Crocker SB East Valley Family YMCA Beringer

3 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SB East Valley Family YMCA Angel AB East Valley/LA Limber AB East Valley/LA Hearst SB Eden Area Pinyon AB 0 El Dorado Shore AB El Dorado Stagecoach AB El Dorado Warrior SB El Dorado Galaxy AB 0 EPIC- Halstrom Western SB EPIC- Irvine Limber SB EPIC- Mission Viejo Hearst AB EPIC- Murrieta/Temecula Jack London SB EPIC- Newport Harbor Limber AB EPIC- Newport Harbor Pinyon SB EPIC- Newport Harbor Ram AB EPIC- San Gabriel Laker AB Estancia Lodgepole AB Fremont/Newark Raider AB Gardena-Carson Hearst SB Greater Long Beach Hearst AB Hilltop Monterey SB Ketchum-Downtown LA Alcatraz SB Lompoc Family YMCA Charger SB Miller Alcatraz AB Miller Lasky-DeMille SB Miller Giant SB 0 Montebello-Commerce Torrey SB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar Foxtail AB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar Shore SB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar Ponderosa SB Newport-Corona del Mar Lasky-DeMille AB Newport-Corona del Mar Paramount AB Newport-Corona del Mar Beringer SB Newport-Corona del Mar Warrior AB Newport-Corona del Mar King SB North Glendale King SB North Valley Padre SB 0 Palisades-Malibu 0 Yosemite AB Palisades-Malibu Avila Adobe SB Palisades-Malibu King ACR Palisades-Malibu Galaxy

4 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME ACR 0 Pasadena Ponderosa AB Redlands YMCA Point Sur AB 0 Sacramento Central 0 Dodger SB San Luis Obispo County YMCA Lodgepole SB Santa Ana Presidio AB Santa Anita Earthquake AB Santa Barbara Pinyon SCA Santa Clarita Bodega SB 0 Santa Monica Ponderosa AB Santa Monica Monterey AB SDSC/East County Angel SB 0 SDSC/La Jolla Coulter SB SDSC/Magdalena Ecke Stagecoach SB SDSC/Magdalena Ecke Paramount SB SDSC/Mission Valley Avila Adobe AB SDSC/Palomar Galaxy AB 0 SDSC/Peninsula Bishop AB SDSC/South Bay Family Beringer SCR SFY/Buchanan Pinyon AB SFY/Burton Limber AB SFY/Embarcadero Golden Gate AB SFY/Marin Bodega AB SFY/Mission Raider SCR SFY/Peninsula Galaxy SB SFY/Pescadero Clipper ACA SFY/Stonestown Laker SCA Sonoma Lasky-DeMille AB 0 South Pasadena San Marino Knobcone SB South Pasadena San Marino Monterey AB South Pasadena San Marino Crocker SB South Pasadena San Marino Beringer AB 0 South Pasadena San Marino 0 Dodger SB South Pasadena San Marino Laker SB 0 Southeast Rio Vista Bishop AB 0 SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes Torrey SB 0 SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes 0 Parry AB SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes Earthquake SB 0 SPPY/WY- San Pedro Foxtail AB 0 SPPY/WY- San Pedro Gray SB SPPY/WY- San Pedro Raider AB SPPY/WY- San Pedro Warrior

5 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SB 0 SPPY/WY- San Pedro 0 Shark ACR 0 SPPY/WY- Wilmington 0 Parry SB SPPY/WY- Wilmington Lodgepole SB SRV/Fuerza Unida Paramount SB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo Coulter AB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo Ponderosa SB SRV/Valle Lobo Bodega AB SRV/Valle Lobo Presidio AB SRV/Valle Lobo Padre SB SRV/Valle Lobo Giant AB SRV/Vista Diablo Alcatraz AJR Stuart C. Gildred Lasky-DeMille SJR Stuart C. Gildred Crocker AB 0 SVC/Central 0 Shark SB 0 SVC/Central 0 Shark SB 0 SVC/East Palo Alto Torrey AB 0 SVC/El Camino Foxtail AB 0 SVC/El Camino Western SB SVC/Northwest Angel AB SVC/Palo Alto Giant SB SVC/Palo Alto Ram AJR Torrance - South Bay Charger SB Tri-Valley Golden Gate AB Tri-Valley Point Sur SB Triunfo Point Sur SB 0 Triunfo 0 Dodger AB Ventura Family Ram SB Ventura Family Charger SB 0 Verdugo Hills Shore SB Verdugo Hills Jack London AB 0 Verdugo Hills 0 Yosemite SB Verdugo Hills Padre AB Verdugo Hills Clipper SB Weingart East Los Angeles Presidio AB 0 Weingart Urban Coulter SB 0 West Valley Western SCR West Valley Golden Gate SB Westchester Jack London AB Westchester Clipper AB Westchester King SB Westchester Earthquake

6 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SCR 0 Westside Family Gray AB Westside Family Lodgepole SCR Westside Family Stagecoach AB Westside Family Avila Adobe Blue Committees are named after pine trees. Gold Committees are named after California monumnets. Red Committees are named after California sports teams.

7 BLUE LEGISLATIVE DOCKET COMM # BISHOP COMM # SHORE AB 0 Albany AB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar SB 0 Central Coast SB 0 Downtown Oakland AB 0 SDSC/Peninsula AB 0 El Dorado SB 0 Southeast Rio Vista SB 0 Verdugo Hills COMM # FOXTAIL COMM # PONDEROSA AB 0 Culver-Palms ACR 0 Pasadena SB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar SB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar AB 0 SVC/El Camino AB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo SB 0 SPPY/WY- San Pedro SB 0 Santa Monica COMM # COULTER COMM #0 PARRY AB 0 Conejo Valley AB 0 East Valley Family YMCA SB 0 SDSC/La Jolla SB 0 DaVinci AB 0 Weingart Urban ACR 0 SPPY/WY- Wilmington SB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo SB 0 SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes COMM # GRAY COMM # LIMBER AB 0 Crescenta-Cañada AB East Valley/LA SB 0 East Valley Family YMCA SB EPIC- Irvine AB 0 SPPY/WY- San Pedro AB SFY/Burton SCR 0 Westside Family SB EPIC- Newport Harbor COMM # WESTERN COMM # LODGEPOLE AB 0 EPIC- Halstrom AB Estancia SB 0 Albany SB San Luis Obispo County YMCA AB 0 SVC/El Camino AB Westside Family SB 0 West Valley SB SPPY/WY- Wilmington COMM # TORREY COMM # PINYON AB 0 Downey-South Gate AB Santa Barbara SB 0 Montebello-Commerce SB Eden Area AB 0 SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes AB EPIC- Newport Harbor SB 0 SVC/East Palo Alto SCR SFY/Buchanan COMM # KNOBCONE COMM # MONTEREY ACR 0 Crenshaw AB Hilltop SCR 0 Crescenta-Cañada SCR Culver-Palms AB 0 South Pasadena San Marino AB Santa Monica SB 0 Conejo Valley SB South Pasadena San Marino

8 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 0 Albany Delegation of the YMCA of the Central Bay Area February, 0 Referred to the Bishop Committee An act to amend Section of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to jury duty. AB 0 increases compensation for individuals in lower tax brackets participating in jury duty The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 SECTION. Section of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended, to read:. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), on and after July, 000, the fee for jurors in the superior court, in civil and criminal cases, is fifteen dollars ($) a day for each day s attendance as a juror after the first day. (b) A juror who is employed by a federal, state, or local government entity, or by any other public entity as defined in Section.00, and who receives regular compensation and benefits while performing jury service, may not be paid the fee described in subdivision (a). (c) All jurors in the superior court, in civil and criminal cases, shall be reimbursed for mileage at the rate of thirty-four cents ($0.) per mile for each mile actually traveled in attending court as a juror after the first day, in going only. (d) Starting January, 0, all employed jurors with a state tax rate of % or less must be reimbursed with the state s minimum wage for the hours they serve on a jury. Funds will come from the state s General Fund.

9 SENATE BILL No. 0 Central Coast Delegation February, 0 Referred to the Bishop Committee An act to add Section 0 to the Family Code, relating to medical treatment consent by minors. SB 0 authorizes a minor who is years of age or older and who is diagnosed with gender dysphoria to consent to the use of puberty blockers, if the minor satisfies specified requirements. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 is added to the Family Code, to read: 0. (a) As used in this section: () Gender dysphoria means distress caused by the gender a person was assigned at birth based on their external genitalia. () Attending mental health professional means any of the following: (a) A person designated as a mental health professional in Sections to, inclusive, of Article of Subchapter of Chapter of Title of the California Code of Regulations. (b) A marriage and family therapist as defined in Chapter (commencing with Section 0) of Division of the Business and Professions Code. (c) A clinical psychologist as defined in Section. of the Health and Safety Code () Puberty blockers also called puberty inhibitors, puberty suppressors, or hormone suppressors, are a group of medications used to inhibit puberty. (b) A minor who is years of age or older and who is diagnosed with gender dysphoria may consent to the use of puberty blockers as related to transgender medical care if both of the following requirements are satisfied: () The minor, in the opinion of the attending mental health professional and medical doctor, is mature enough to intelligently use puberty blockers. () The minor would present a danger of serious physical or mental harm to self or to others without the use of puberty blockers. (c) This section does not authorize a minor to do either of the following: () Obtain cross-sex hormone therapy that has irreversible effects without parental authorization. () Undergo sex reassignment surgery without parental authorization. (d) The minor s parent or guardian is not liable for payment for any treatment provided to the minor pursuant to this section unless the parent or guardian participates in the medical care.

10 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 0 Peninsula Family Branch of the YMCA of San Diego County February, 0 Referred to the Bishop Committee An act to amend Section 0 of the Election Code, relating to voter registration AB 0 intends county election officials to require that all high school senior classes register to vote and provide supplies for registration and instruct the senior class on how to register to vote. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Elections Code is amended, to read: 0. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the election board of each county, in order to promote and encourage voter registrations, shall establish a sufficient number of registration places throughout the county, and outside the county courthouse, for the convenience of persons desiring to register, to the end that registration may be maintained at a high level. (b) It is also the intent of the Legislature that county elections officials, in order to promote and encourage voter registrations, shall enlist the support and cooperation of interested citizens and organizations in such a way as to reach most effectively every resident of the county. (c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that non-english-speaking citizens, like all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote. Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made to minimize obstacles to registration by citizens who lack sufficient skill in English to register without assistance. (d) Where the county elections official finds that citizens described in subdivision (c) approximate percent or more of the voting age residents of a precinct, or in the event that interested citizens or organizations provide information which the county elections official believes indicates a need for registration assistance for qualified citizens described in subdivision (c), the county elections official shall make reasonable efforts to recruit deputy registrars who are fluent in a language used by citizens described in subdivision (c) and in English. That recruitment shall be conducted through the cooperation of interested citizens and organizations and through voluntarily donated public service notices in the media, including newspapers, radio, and television, particularly those media that serve the non-englishspeaking citizens described in subdivision (c). Deputy registrars so appointed shall facilitate registration in the particular precincts concerned and shall have the right to register voters anywhere in the county.

11 0 0 BILL 0 (e) In furtherance of the purposes of this section, the governing board of any county, city, city and county, district, or other public agency may authorize and assign any of its officers or employees to become deputy registrars of voters and to register qualified citizens on any premises and facilities owned or controlled by those public agencies during the regular working hours of the officers or employees. With the exception of firefighters, any compensation to which the officer or employee may be entitled in payment for the services of the officer or employee as a deputy registrar may be paid by the authority that appointed the officer or employee as a deputy registrar to the public agency that regularly employs the officer or employee. (f) It is the intent of the Legislature that no limitation be imposed on the number of persons appointed to act as deputy registrars of voters. (g) It is the intent of the Legislature that county elections officials be permitted to distribute affidavits of registration and voter registration cards, in all languages required by Section 0 ( U.S.C. Sec. aa-a) or Section (f)() ( U.S.C. Sec. b(f)()) of the federal Voting Rights Act of, by using the county s Internet Web site. (h) It is the intent of the Legislature that county election officials shall provide paper affidavits of registration and conduct the following in all high schools in the state of California: (i) Provide registration forms and ensure the availability of computer systems to register online. () Educate the senior class on how to register. () Assist the individual who completed the voter registration card in returning the completed card to the county elections official. () Accept any completed voter registration card and transmit the card to the county elections official.

12 SENATE BILL No. 0 Southeast Rio Vista Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles February, 0 Referred to the Bishop Committee An act to amend Sections 0 and 0. of the Education Code, relating to recess and physical activity. SB 0, to be cited as the Brain Break Bill, makes it mandatory that high schools provide brain breaks to students. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Education Code is amended, to read: 0. The State Department of Education shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt rules and regulations that it deems necessary and proper to secure theestablishment of courses in physical education in the elementary and secondary schools. (b) Compile or cause to be compiled and printed a manual in physical education for distribution to teachers in the public schools of the state (c) Encourage school districts offering instruction in kindergarten and any of grades to, inclusive, to the extent that resources are available, to provide quality physical education that develops the knowledge, attitudes, skills, behavior, and motivation needed to be physically active and fit for life; to provide daily recess periods for elementary school pupils, featuring time for unstructured but supervised play; to provide extracurricular physical activity and fitness programs and physical activity and fitness clubs; and to encourage the use of school facilities for physical activity and fitness programs offered by the school, public park and recreation districts, or community-based organizations outside of school hours. (d) Require that school districts offering instruction in any of grades to inclusive, schedule brain breaks at least minutes in length between each class or at least minutes in length if on a block schedule, during which all pupils shall leave the classroom unless leaving the classroom would have an adverse affect on the pupil s health. SECTION. Section 0. of the Education Code is amended, to read: 0. The governing board of a school district may adopt reasonable rules and regulations to authorize a teacher to restrict for disciplinary purposes the time a pupil under his or her supervision is allowed for recess, as long as that pupil is allowed to spend their restricted recess period outside of a

13 BILL 0 classroom, unless leaving the classroom would have an adverse effect on the pupil s health.

14 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 0 Culver-Palms Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles February, 0 Referred to the Foxtail Committee An act to amend Section 000 of the Elections Code, relating to voter qualifications. AB 0 changes the voting age from to years of age for elections involving education and propositions directly affecting education The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 000 of the Elections Code is amended, to read: 000. (a) Every person who qualifies under Section of Article II of the California Constitution and who complies with this code governing the registration of electors may vote at any election held within the territory within which he or she resides and the election is held. (b) Any person who will be at least years of age at the time of the next election is eligible to register and vote at that election. (c) Pursuant to Section 0, any person who is at least years of age and otherwise meets all eligibility requirements to vote is eligible to preregister to vote, but is not eligible to vote until he or she is years of age. (c) Any person who is at least years of age at the time of the next school board election or any other election pertaining to education including propositions relating to education will be eligible to register and vote at the next election. (d) All other eligibility requirements still apply. (e) The government will be responsible for mailing out voting information to those of years of age and older which will include information on where to cast one s ballot and which elections pertain to education. SECTION. (a) This bill will be funded and enforced by the State of California through the Secretary of State s office. SECTION. (a) Enactment Date: April 0th, 0

15 SENATE BILL No. 0 Newport-Corona del Mar Delegation February, 0 Referred to the Foxtail Committee An act to amend Section. of the Penal Code, relating to animal cruelty. SB 0 will change the mandatory prohibition period for owning animals for those convicted of violations of Penal Code. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 SECTION. Section. of the Penal Code is amended, to read:. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) or (d), any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section, or Section a, b, h, j, s, or., and who, within five ten years after the conviction, owns, possesses, maintains, has custody of, resides with, or cares for any animal is guilty of a public offense, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($,000). (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c) or (d), any person who has been convicted of a felony violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section, or Section b or., and who, within 0 years after the conviction, owns, possesses, maintains, has custody of, resides with, or cares for any animal is guilty of a public offense, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($,000). shall be prohibited from owning, possessing, maintaining, having custody of, residing with, or caring for any animal in the state of California. ***

16 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 0 El Camino Branch of the YMCA of Silicon Valley February, 0 Referred to the Foxtail Committee An act to amend Section 00 and repeal Section 0 of the Penal Code, relating to the regulation of ammunition. AB 0 outlaws the possession of ammunition not categorized as lessthan-lethal to promote the use of non-lethal alternatives. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 SECTION. Section 00 of the Penal Code is amended, to read: 00. Except as provided in Section 0 and Chapter (commencing with Section 00) of Division of Title, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses either of the following is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 0: (a) Any ammunition that contains or consists of any flechette dart. (b) Any bullet containing or carrying an explosive agent. (c) Any ammunition defined under Section 0 that is not considered less lethal ammunition as defined in Section 0. SECTION. Section 0 of the Penal Code is repealed. 0. Section 00 does not apply to tracer ammunition manufactured for use in a shotgun.

17 SENATE BILL No. 0 San Pedro Delegation of the San Pedro & Peninsula Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles February, 0 Referred to the Foxtail Committee An act to amend Section 0 of the Education Code, relating to required courses of study. SB 0 mandates the introduction of elementary school children to genetic, mental, and physical disorders. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Education Code is amended, to read: 0. (a) The adopted course of study for grades to, inclusive, shall include instruction, beginning in grade and continuing through grade, in the following areas of study: () English, including knowledge of, and appreciation for literature and the language, as well as the skills of speaking, reading, listening, spelling, handwriting, and composition. () Mathematics, including concepts, operational skills, and problem solving. () Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America; the development of the American economic system, including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern and western cultures and civilizations; contemporary issues; and the wise use of natural resources. () Science, including the biological and physical aspects, with emphasis on the processes of experimental inquiry and on the place of humans in ecological systems. () Visual and performing arts, including instruction in the subjects of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, aimed at the development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression. () Health, including instruction in the principles and practices of individual, family, and community health, and the introduction of instruction related to genetic, mental, and physical disorders. ***

18 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 0 Conejo Valley Branch of the YMCA of Southeast Ventura County February, 0 Referred to the Coulter Committee An act to amend Section 00 of the Education Code, relating to pupil rights and responsibilities. AB 0 would redefine bullying electronic or otherwise, and extensively limit school disciplinary action regarding bullying when not ) occurring on school property or at school event, ) including an explicit threat to the physical safety of students. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 00 of the Education Code is amended, to read: 00. A pupil shall not be suspended from school or recommended for expulsion, unless the superintendent of the school district or the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled determines that the pupil has committed an act as defined pursuant to any of subdivisions (a) to (r), inclusive: (a) () Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person. () Willfully used force or violence upon the person of another, except in self-defense. (b) Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished a firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object, unless, in the case of possession of an object of this type, the pupil had obtained written permission to possess the item from a certificated school employee, which is concurred in by the principal or the designee of the principal. (c) Unlawfully possessed, used, sold, or otherwise furnished, or been under the influence of, a controlled substance listed in Chapter (commencing with Section 0) of Division 0 of the Health and Safety Code, an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind. (d) Unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell a controlled substance listed in Chapter (commencing with Section 0) of Division 0 of the Health and Safety Code, an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind, and either sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to a person another liquid, substance, or material and represented the liquid, substance, or material as a controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant. (e) Committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion.

19 BILL (f) Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property. (g) Stole or attempted to steal school property or private property. (h) Possessed or used tobacco, or products containing tobacco or nicotine products, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, miniature cigars, clove cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew packets, and betel. However, this section does not prohibit the use or possession by a pupil of his or her own prescription products. (i) Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity. (j) Unlawfully possessed or unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell drug paraphernalia, as defined in Section 0. of the Health and Safety Code. (k) () Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties. () Except as provided in Section 0, a pupil enrolled in kindergarten or any of grades to, inclusive, shall not be suspended for any of the acts enumerated in this subdivision, and this subdivision shall not constitute grounds for a pupil enrolled in kindergarten or any of grades to, inclusive, to be recommended for expulsion. This paragraph shall become inoperative on July, 0, unless a later enacted statute that becomes operative before July, 0, deletes or extends that date. (l) Knowingly received stolen school property or private property. (m) Possessed an imitation firearm. As used in this section, imitation firearm means a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude that the replica is a firearm. (n) Committed or attempted to commit a sexual assault as defined in Section, c,,, a, or of the Penal Code or committed a sexual battery as defined in Section. of the Penal Code. (o) Harassed, threatened, or intimidated a pupil who is a complaining witness or a witness in a school disciplinary proceeding for purposes of either preventing that pupil from being a witness or retaliating against that pupil for being a witness, or both. (p) Unlawfully offered, arranged to sell, negotiated to sell, or sold the prescription drug Soma. (q) Engaged in, or attempted to engage in, hazing. For purposes of this subdivision, hazing means a method of initiation or preinitiation into a pupil organization or body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to a former, current, or prospective pupil. For purposes of this subdivision, hazing does not include athletic events or school-sanctioned events. (r) Engaged in an act of bullying. For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the following meanings:

20 BILL () Bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, and including one or more acts committed by a pupil or group of pupils as defined in Section 00., 00., or 00., directed toward one or more pupils that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following: (A) Placing a reasonable pupil or pupils in fear of harm to that pupil s or those pupils person or property. (B) Causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health. (C) Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic performance. (D) Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school explicitly threatens another pupil or pupils with physical harm or damage to their property. () (A) Electronic act means the creation or transmission originated on or off the schoolsite, by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone, or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager, of a communication, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (i) A message, text, sound, or image indicative of a direct threat of physical harm or property damage. (ii) A post on a social network Internet Web site, including, but not limited to indicative of a direct threat of physical harm or property damage. (I) Posting to or creating a burn page. Burn page means an Internet Web site created for the purpose of having one or more of the effects listed in paragraph (). (II) Creating a credible impersonation of another actual pupil for the purpose of having one or more of the effects listed in paragraph (). Credible impersonation means to knowingly and without consent impersonate a pupil for the purpose of bullying the pupil and such that another pupil would reasonably believe, or has reasonably believed, that the pupil was or is the pupil who was impersonated. (III) Creating a false profile for the purpose of having one or more of the effects listed in paragraph (). False profile means a profile of a fictitious pupil or a profile using the likeness or attributes of an actual pupil other than the pupil who created the false profile. (B) Notwithstanding paragraph () and subparagraph (A), an electronic act shall not constitute pervasive conduct solely on the basis that it has been transmitted on the Internet or is currently posted on the Internet. (s) A pupil shall not be suspended or expelled persecuted by the school, including, but not limited to, suspension and expulsion, being summoned to discussion with administrators, having parents notified, given detention, or any other school-given attention or punishment for any of the acts enumerated

21 BILL in this section unless the act is a direct threat of physical harm or property damage or is related to a school activity or school attendance occurring within a school under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the school district or principal or occurring within any other school district. A pupil may be suspended or expelled for acts that are enumerated in this section and related to a school activity or school attendance that occur at any time, including, but not limited to, any of the following: () While on school grounds. () While going to or coming from school. () During the lunch period whether on or off the campus. () During, or while going to or coming from, a school-sponsored activity. (t) A pupil who aids or abets, as defined in Section of the Penal Code, the infliction or attempted infliction of physical injury to another person may be subject to suspension, but not expulsion, pursuant to this section, except that a pupil who has been adjudged by a juvenile court to have committed, as an aider and abettor, a crime of physical violence in which the victim suffered great bodily injury or serious bodily injury shall be subject to discipline pursuant to subdivision (a). (u) As used in this section, school property includes, but is not limited to, electronic files and databases. (v) For a pupil subject to discipline under this section, a superintendent of the school district or principal may use his or her discretion to provide alternatives to suspension or expulsion that are age appropriate and designed to address and correct the pupil s specific misbehavior as specified in Section 00.. (w) It is the intent of the Legislature that alternatives to suspension or expulsion be imposed against a pupil who is truant, tardy, or otherwise absent from school activities.

22 SENATE BILL No. 0 La Jolla Branch of the YMCA of San Diego County February, 0 Referred to the Coulter Committee An act to amend Sections 0 and 0 of the Penal Code, relating to DNA evidence. SB 0 would shorten the time frame for processing rape kits and would penalize law enforcement agencies with a $,000 fine to be paid to the state if not processed in the time allotted. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Penal Code is amended, to read: 0. (g) () Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of the date on which the identity of the suspect is conclusively established by DNA testing, if both of the following conditions are met: (A) The crime is one that is described in subdivision (c) of Section 0. (B) The offense was committed prior to January, 00, and biological evidence collected in connection with the offense is analyzed for DNA type no later than January, 00, or the offense was committed on or after January, 00, and biological evidence collected in connection with the offense is analyzed for DNA type no later than two years one year from the date of the offense. SECTION. Section 0 of the Penal Code is amended, to read: 0. (a) This section shall be known as and may be cited as the Sexual Assault Victims DNA Bill of Rights. (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: () Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and forensic identification analysis is a powerful law enforcement tool for identifying and prosecuting sexual assault offenders. () Existing law requires an adult arrested for or charged with a felony and a juvenile adjudicated for a felony to submit DNA samples as a result of that arrest, charge, or adjudication. () Victims of sexual assaults have a strong interest in the investigation and prosecution of their cases. () Law enforcement agencies have an obligation to victims of sexual assaults in the proper handling, retention, and timely DNA testing of rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence and to be responsive to victims

23 BILL concerning the developments of forensic testing and the investigation of their cases. () The growth of the Department of Justice s Cal-DNA databank and the national databank through the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) makes it possible for many sexual assault perpetrators to be identified after their first offense, provided that rape kit evidence is has been analyzed in the strict time frame of a timely manner 0 days as specified in Section h. () Timely DNA analysis of rape kit evidence is a core public safety issue affecting men, women, and children in the State of California. It is the intent of the Legislature, in order to further public safety, to encourage DNA analysis of rape kit evidence within the time limits imposed by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph () of subdivision (g) of Section 0. () In order to ensure that sexual assault forensic evidence is analyzed within the two-year one year time-frame required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph () of subdivision (g) of Section 0 and to ensure the longest possible statute of limitations for sex offenses, including sex offenses designated pursuant to those subparagraphs, the following should will occur: (A) A law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction a sex offense specified in Section,.,,, a, or occurred, should do one of the following for any sexual assault forensic evidence received by the law enforcement agency on or after January, 0 January, 0: (i) Submit sexual assault forensic evidence to the crime lab within 0 days after it is booked into evidence. (ii) Ensure that a rapid turnaround DNA program is in place to submit forensic evidence collected from the victim of a sexual assault directly from the medical facility where the victim is examined to the crime lab within five days immediately after the evidence is obtained from the victim. (B) The crime lab should will do one of the following for any sexual assault forensic evidence received by the crime lab on or after January, 0 January, 0. (i) Process sexual assault forensic evidence, create DNA profiles when able, and upload qualifying DNA profiles into CODIS as soon as practically possible, but no later than 0 days after initially receiving the evidence. (ii) Transmit the sexual assault forensic evidence to another crime lab in days as soon as practically possible, but no later than 0 days after initially receiving the evidence, for processing of the evidence for the presence of DNA. If a DNA profile is created, the transmitting crime lab should upload the profile into CODIS as soon as practically possible, but no longer than 0 days after being notified about the presence of DNA. (C) This subdivision does not require requires a lab to test all items of forensic evidence obtained in a sexual assault forensic evidence examination. A lab is considered to be in compliance with the guidelines of this section when representative samples of the evidence are processed by the lab in an effort to detect the foreign DNA of the perpetrator.

24 BILL (D) This section does not require a DNA profile to be uploaded into CODIS if the DNA profile does not meet federal guidelines regarding the uploading of DNA profiles into CODIS. (E) For purposes of this section, a rapid turnaround DNA program is a program for the training of sexual assault team personnel in the selection of representative samples of forensic evidence from the victim to be the best evidence, based on the medical evaluation and patient history, the collection and preservation of that evidence, and the transfer of the evidence directly from the medical facility to the crime lab, which is adopted pursuant to a written agreement between the law enforcement agency, the crime lab, and the medical facility where the sexual assault team is based. () For the purpose of this section, law enforcement means the law enforcement agency with the primary responsibility for investigating an alleged sexual assault. (c) () Upon the request of a sexual assault victim, the law enforcement agency investigating a violation of Section,.,,, a, or may will inform the victim of the status of the DNA testing of the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from the victim s case. The law enforcement agency may, at its discretion, will require that the victim s request be in writing. The law enforcement agency may will respond to the victim s request with either an oral or written communication, or by , if an address is available. Nothing in this subdivision requires that the law enforcement agency communicate with the victim or the victim s designee regarding the status of DNA testing absent a specific request from the victim or the victim s designee. () Subject to the commitment of sufficient resources to respond to requests for information, sexual assault victims have the following rights: (A) The right to be informed whether or not a DNA profile of the assailant was obtained from the testing of the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from their case. (B) The right to be informed whether or not the DNA profile of the assailant developed from the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence has been entered into the Department of Justice Data Bank of case evidence. (C) The right to be informed whether or not there is a match between the DNA profile of the assailant developed from the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence and a DNA profile contained in the Department of Justice Convicted Offender DNA Database, provided that disclosure would not impede or compromise an ongoing investigation. () This subdivision is intended to encourage make law enforcement agencies, to notify notifying victims of information which is in their possession. It is not intended to affect the manner of or frequency with which the Department of Justice provides this information to law enforcement agencies. (d) If the law enforcement agency does not analyze DNA evidence within six months 0 days prior to the time limits established by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph () of subdivision (g) of Section 0, a victim of a sexual

25 BILL assault offense specified in Section,.,,, a, or shall be informed, either orally or in writing, of that fact by the law enforcement agency. (e) If the law enforcement agency intends to destroy or dispose of rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from an unsolved sexual assault case prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations as set forth in Section 0, a victim of a violation of Section,.,,, a, or shall be given written notification by the law enforcement agency of that intention. (f) Written notification under subdivision (d) or (e) shall be made at least 0 days prior to the destruction or disposal of the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from an unsolved sexual assault case where the election not to analyze the DNA or the destruction or disposal occurs prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations specified in subdivision (g) of Section 0. (g) A sexual assault victim may designate a sexual assault victim advocate, or other support person of the victim s choosing, to act as a recipient of the above information required to be provided by this section. (h) It is the intent of the Legislature that a law enforcement agency responsible for providing information under subdivision (c) do so in a timely manner 0 days and, upon request of the victim or the victim s designee, advise the victim or the victim s designee of any significant changes in the information of which the law enforcement agency is aware. In order to be entitled to receive notice under this section, the victim or the victim s designee shall keep appropriate authorities informed of the name, address, telephone number, and address of the person to whom the information should be provided, and any changes of the name, address, telephone number, and address, if an address is available. (i) A defendant or person accused or convicted of a crime against the victim shall have no standing to object to any failure to comply with this section. The failure to provide a right or notice to a sexual assault victim under this section may not be used by a defendant to seek to have the conviction or sentence set aside. (j) The sole civil or criminal remedy available to a sexual assault victim for a law enforcement agency s failure to fulfill its responsibilities under this section is standing to file a writ of mandamus to require compliance with subdivision (d) or (e). SEC.. 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 (commencing with Section 00) of Division of Title of the Government Code. SEC.. If the law enforcement agencies fails to fulfill these requirements in Sec, then a fine of $,000 will be imposed to be paid to the state. If the fine is not paid within the deadline given, then $00 will be charged per day that the initial fine is not paid. This section implies that all agencies meet deadlines that are given to them...

26 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 0 Weingart Urban Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles February, 0 Referred to the Coulter Committee An act to amend Section of the Education Code, relating to teaching credentials. AB 0 imposes additional training requirements relating to dropout prevention to obtain a teaching credential or certificate. Requiring additional training requirements to obtain a teaching credential or certificate is a means of proactively addressing the dropout rate in the state of California The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 0 0 SECTION. Section of the Education Code is amended, to read:. (a) () The commission shall establish standards and procedures for the initial issuance and renewal of credentials. (b) The commission shall not issue initially a credential, permit, certificate, or renewal of an emergency credential to a person to serve in the public schools unless the person has demonstrated proficiency in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in the English language as provided in Section. or Section.. The commission shall exempt the following persons from the basic skills proficiency test requirement: () A person credentialed solely for the purpose of teaching adults in an apprenticeship program. () An applicant for an adult education designated subject credential for other than an academic subject. () A person credentialed in another state who is an applicant for employment in a school district in this state who has passed a basic skills proficiency examination administered by the state where the person is credentialed. () A person credentialed in another state who is an applicant for employment in a school district in this state who has passed a basic skills proficiency examination that has been developed and administered by the school district offering that person employment, by cooperating school districts, or by the appropriate county office of education. School districts administering a basic skills proficiency examination under this paragraph shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 0. The applicant shall be granted a nonrenewable credential, valid for not longer

27 BILL than one year, pending fulfillment of the basic skills proficiency requirement pursuant to Section.. () An applicant for a child care center permit or a permit authorizing service in a development center for the handicapped, so long as the holder of the permit is not required to have a baccalaureate degree. () The holder of a credential, permit, or certificate to teach, other than an emergency permit, who seeks an additional authorization to teach. () An applicant for a credential to provide service in the health profession. () An applicant who achieves scores on the writing, reading, and mathematics sections of the College Board SAT Reasoning Test, the enhanced ACT Test, or the California State University Early Assessment Program that are sufficient to waive the English placement test and the entry level mathematics examination administered by the California State University. () An applicant for an eminence credential to be issued pursuant to Section. (c) () The Superintendent shall adopt an appropriate state test to measure proficiency in these basic skills. In adopting the test, the Superintendent shall seek assistance from the commission and an advisory board. A majority of the members of the advisory board shall be classroom teachers. The board also shall include representatives of school boards, school administrators, parents, and postsecondary educational institution. The Superintendent shall adopt a normed test that the Superintendent determines will sufficiently test basic skills for purposes of this section. The Superintendent, in conjunction with the commission and approved teacher training institutions, shall take steps necessary to ensure the effective implementation of this section. () The Superintendent shall adopt a normed test that the Superintendent determines will sufficiently test basic skills for purposes of this section. () The Superintendent, in conjunction with the commission and approved teacher training institutions, shall take steps necessary to ensure the effective implementation of this section. (d) This section does not require the holders of, or applicants for, a designated subjects special subjects credential to pass the state basic skills proficiency test unless the requirements for the specific credential required the possession of a baccalaureate degree. The governing board of each school district, or each governing board of a consortium of school districts, or each governing board involved in a joint powers agreement, which employs a holder of a designated subjects special subjects credential shall establish its own basic skills proficiency criteria for the holders of these credentials and shall arrange for those individuals to be assessed. The basic skills proficiency criteria established by the governing board shall be at least equivalent to the test required by the district, or in the case of a consortium or a joint powers agreement, by any of the participating districts, for graduation from high school. The governing board or boards may charge a fee to individuals being tested to cover the costs of the test, including the costs of developing, administering, and grading the test.

28 BILL (e) The commission shall compile data regarding the rate of passing the state basic skills proficiency test by persons who have been trained in various institutions of higher education. The data shall be available to members of the public, including to persons who intend to enroll in teacher education programs. (f) () Each applicant to an approved credential program, unless exempted by subdivision (b), shall take the state basic skills proficiency test in order to provide both the prospective applicant and the program with information regarding the proficiency level of the applicant. Test results shall be forwarded to each California postsecondary educational institution to which the applicant has applied. The program shall use test results to ensure that, upon admission, each applicant receives appropriate academic assistance necessary to pass the state basic skills proficiency test. Persons residing outside the state shall take the test no later than the second available administration following their enrollment in a credential program. It is the intent of the Legislature that applicants for admission to teacher preparation programs not be denied admission on the basis of state basic skills proficiency test results. () It is the intent of the Legislature that applicants for admission to teacher preparation programs not be denied admission on the basis of state basic skills proficiency test results. (g) In addition to setting forth requirements for passage of the basic skills proficiency test, is also required that all new public school teachers complete an additional training course to deal with difficult students in the State of California. Such courses will be required in order to obtain a teaching credential or certificate, but will also be required on a continuing basis as set forth below. () Three times a year each new teacher should take a class on dealing with student that has misbehaved. () Any school that does not comply with these requirements will be penalized by having to pay a fine of one thousand dollars for every time a teacher misses a class. () This act shall be funded by a point five percent sales tax increase in the State of California. This percentage will be put into fund intended to finance efforts to lower the high school dropout rate. This fund will be managed by Bureau of Education. () This act shall go into effect five consecutive school years following the passage of this act. (h) It is the intent of the Legislature to address the state s high school dropout rate proactively and to ensure that teachers are equipped to interact with difficult students who are more likely to present behavior concerns and more likely to consider leaving the public school setting altogether.