Pupil discipline: suspension and expulsion: hate violence.

(1) Existing law prohibits a pupil from being suspended from school or recommended for expulsion unless the superintendent of the school district or principal of the school determines that the pupil has committed any of various specified acts. Existing law further provides that a pupil in any of grades 4 to 12, inclusive, may be suspended from school or recommend for expulsion if the superintendent of the school district or principal of the school determines that the pupil caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of, hate violence, as defined. This bill would additionally provide that a pupil in any of grades 4 to 12, inclusive, may also be suspended from school or recommended for expulsion if the superintendent of the school district or principal of the school determines that the pupil, by force or threat of force, willfully injured, intimidated, interfered with, oppressed, or threatened any other pupil because of the other pupil's actual or perceived familial status, socioeconomic status, or weight. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 these statutory provisions.