School safety.
Summary
Existing law, the Field Act, requires school buildings, as defined, to meet various safety specifications. Existing law makes each school district and county office of education responsible for the overall development of comprehensive school safety plans for their schools operating kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would require each school district and county office of education maintaining kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to biannually complete a campus safety assessment, as specified, for the purpose of identifying potential health and safety issues in school buildings and on school grounds.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2009
Last action Feb 2, 2010
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jan 11, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RULES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
Jan 4, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
Jan 4, 2010
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
lower
May 5, 2009
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 9, 2009
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.
lower
Feb 12, 2009
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nancy Skinner
DDemocratic
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