Violence Prevention, Pupil Wellness, and School Safety Grant Program.
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Overview
This bill creates the Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program, aimed at improving communication between schools, regional fusion centers, and law enforcement agencies to address credible safety threats. The program will focus on studying and evaluating strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism, support youth mental health, and combat emerging digital threats, particularly in the Central Valley counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus. The program will comply with privacy laws and require a report to the legislature on its effectiveness by January 1, 2029.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program.
- Requires the Office of Emergency Services to collaborate with the State Department of Education to implement the pilot.
- Focuses on improving communication between schools, fusion centers, and law enforcement regarding safety threats.
- Prioritizes counties with high chronic absenteeism and mental health challenges.
- Includes provisions for training school personnel on threat awareness and digital safety.
- Mandates compliance with state and federal privacy laws.
- Requires a report to the Legislature evaluating the program's effectiveness by January 1, 2029.
- Specifies that the pilot program will be repealed on January 1, 2030.
Who is affected
- School Districts
- County Offices of Education
- Charter Schools
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