Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not specify who exactly will be on the stakeholder workgroup, only that it must be convened as provided by the bill.
AB-1721: Reviewing School Safety Plans
This law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with help from the State Board of Education, to form a workgroup by July 1, 2027, that reviews school safety plans and submits recommendations on how they are made and approved.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to create a statewide stakeholder workgroup with help from the State Board of Education by July 1, 2027.
- Asks the workgroup to review existing comprehensive school safety plans.
- Directs the workgroup to make recommendations on how schools develop and approve their safety plans and what must be included in them.
- Requires the Superintendent to send a report with these recommendations to the Department of Finance and legislative committees by July 1, 2028.
- Allows the State Department of Education to hire outside groups through contracts to help carry out this work.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California Superintendent of Public Instruction
- The State Board of Education
- School districts and county offices that create safety plans for kindergarten through grade 12
Terms To Know
- Comprehensive school safety plan
- A written document required by law that includes strategies to keep schools safe and explains how the school follows safety rules.
- Statewide stakeholder workgroup
- A team of people from different groups brought together to study a topic and give advice.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list which specific outside organizations will be hired.
- The final changes to safety plans depend on the recommendations made in the future report.
- No specific funding amount is listed for this workgroup or its tasks.