California A.B. 9
Bullying
From bill summary: Requires the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics. Requires the process for receiving and investigating complaints to include complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, and to include a requirement that school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process. Makes other conforming changes. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to post, and annually update, on his/her Web site, and to provide to each district, a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_9_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
Status: Signed into law	Status Date: 10/09/2011