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AB 809: Pupil instruction: Cyber Secure Youth Act.

  • Session Year: 2017-2018
  • House: Assembly
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(1)Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include courses in specified areas of study. Existing law declares the policy of the State of California that all students enrolled in the states public elementary and secondary schools, regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, geographic location, or socioeconomic background, shall have equitable access to educational programs designed to strengthen technological skills, including, but not limited to, computer education programs.

This bill, the Cyber Secure Youth Act, would require instruction in cyber hygiene education, as specified, to be provided by school districts and county offices of education to pupils at least once during kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and at least once during grades 7 to 12, inclusive. Because this bill would impose additional requirements on school districts and county offices of education, 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 the statutory provisions noted above.

(1)Existing law sets forth the missions and functions of the public institutions of higher education in the state, which include the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California. Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, to grant, with respect to each campus in their respective segments that administers a priority enrollment system, priority registration for enrollment to a member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a resident of California and who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Military Reserve who has not received a specified discharge, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty. Existing law further requires this priority registration for enrollment to apply to enrollment for all degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the institution he or she attends.Existing law also requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, to grant, with respect to each campus in their respective segments that administers a priority enrollment system, priority registration for enrollment to a foster youth or former foster youth, as defined, or, until January 1, 2020, to a homeless youth, as defined. Existing law also requires each community college district that administers a priority enrollment system to grant priority registration for enrollment to students in the California Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services and to disabled students, as defined.This bill would require that the priority registration for enrollment for members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and for members and former members of the State Military Reserve that is required by existing law, as described above, be applied notwithstanding any other law. To the extent that this provision would create new duties for community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.(2)Existing law authorizes a community college registered nursing program to use any diagnostic assessment tool that is commonly used in registered nursing programs and approved by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law also authorizes a community college registered nursing program to use additional multicriteria screening measures, administered in accordance with specified requirements, if it determines that the number of applicants to that registered nursing program exceeds its capacity. Existing law also authorizes such a community college registered nursing program to admit students in accordance with a random selection process or a blended combination of random selection and a multicriteria screening process, as specified.This bill would provide that these provisions not be construed to interfere with, conflict with, or in any way diminish the priority registration for enrollment granted, pursuant to the provision of the existing law described in (1) above, to an eligible member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States or to an eligible member or former member of the State Military Reserve.(3)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 the statutory provisions noted above.

Discussed in Hearing

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations21MIN
Jan 18, 2018

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations

Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education4MIN
Jan 9, 2018

Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education

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Bill Author

Avatar: Sharon Quirk-Silva
Sharon Quirk-Silva

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