Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.
- Establishes a statewide workgroup to review and improve school safety plans by July 2026.
- Requires diverse representation including educators, first responders, and parents in the safety workgroup.
- Mandates recommendations for modernizing school safety plans to address emerging threats like shootings and opioids.
- Requires final safety plan recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature by July 2027.
Assembly Member Muratsuchi's comprehensive school safety plan legislation establishes a statewide stakeholder workgroup to evaluate and modernize California's approach to campus security. The Superintendent of Public Instruction must convene this diverse group by July 2026 to review existing safety protocols and recommend improvements to development processes and required elements.
The workgroup will include administrators, teachers, union representatives, parents, students, law enforcement, firefighters, and school safety specialists. Members must represent both urban and rural areas across California, with educators from elementary and secondary levels, including those experienced with special needs students. The group will assess how safety plans align with their intended purposes, examine development and approval procedures, and propose ways to make plans more accessible to school staff, parents, and first responders.
By July 2027, the Superintendent must submit the workgroup's recommendations to the Department of Finance and legislative committees. The legislation authorizes the Department of Education to contract with outside organizations to support implementation, with meetings conducted under open meeting requirements. This review responds to emerging campus safety challenges like active shooters, opioids, and natural disasters that have arisen since comprehensive safety plans became mandatory in 2002.
 Al MuratsuchiD Assemblymember | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Joaquin ArambulaD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Lisa CalderonD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Mike FongD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | PASS |
- Establishes a statewide workgroup to review and improve school safety plans by July 2026.
- Requires diverse representation including educators, first responders, and parents in the safety workgroup.
- Mandates recommendations for modernizing school safety plans to address emerging threats like shootings and opioids.
- Requires final safety plan recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature by July 2027.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Muratsuchi's comprehensive school safety plan legislation establishes a statewide stakeholder workgroup to evaluate and modernize California's approach to campus security. The Superintendent of Public Instruction must convene this diverse group by July 2026 to review existing safety protocols and recommend improvements to development processes and required elements.
The workgroup will include administrators, teachers, union representatives, parents, students, law enforcement, firefighters, and school safety specialists. Members must represent both urban and rural areas across California, with educators from elementary and secondary levels, including those experienced with special needs students. The group will assess how safety plans align with their intended purposes, examine development and approval procedures, and propose ways to make plans more accessible to school staff, parents, and first responders.
By July 2027, the Superintendent must submit the workgroup's recommendations to the Department of Finance and legislative committees. The legislation authorizes the Department of Education to contract with outside organizations to support implementation, with meetings conducted under open meeting requirements. This review responds to emerging campus safety challenges like active shooters, opioids, and natural disasters that have arisen since comprehensive safety plans became mandatory in 2002.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | PASS |
Al MuratsuchiD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Joaquin ArambulaD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Lisa CalderonD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Mike FongD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted |