Christy Smith
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires each educational institution in the state to have a written policy on sexual harassment and to display that policy in a prominent location, as defined, in the main administrative building or other area of the educational institution's campus or schoolsite. Existing law requires a copy of that policy, as it pertains to students, to be provided as part of any orientation program conducted for new students at the beginning of each quarter, semester, or summer session, as applicable. This bill would require a copy of that policy to also be provided as part of an orientation program conducted for continuing pupils, as specified. This bill would require each schoolsite in a school district, county office of education, or charter school, serving pupils in any of grades 9 through 12, inclusive, to create a poster that notifies pupils of that policy and to prominently and conspicuously display the poster in each bathroom and locker room at the schoolsite. The bill would authorize the poster to be prominently and conspicuously displayed in public areas at the schoolsite, as specified. The bill would require the poster to be age appropriate and culturally relevant, be displayed in English and any primary language spoken by 15% or more of the pupils enrolled at the schoolsite, be no smaller than 8.5 by 11 inches, use at least 12-point type, and display certain information pertaining to that policy, including the rules and procedures for reporting a charge of sexual harassment. 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 428, Statutes of 2019.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3252.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3298.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2712.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1475.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96(a).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 27).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB543 | HTML |
| 02/13/19 - Introduced | |
| 04/02/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/12/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/18/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/19 - Enrolled | |
| 10/02/19 - Chaptered |
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