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CA AB10

Bill

Status

Passed

10/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Josh Lowenthal

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • State Department of Education must develop and post a model policy and resources about body shaming on its website by June 30, 2025, in consultation with the California Health and Human Services Agency, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and other stakeholders

  • Resources must be appropriate for schools serving kindergarten through grade 12 and may be used by local educational agencies to educate staff and pupils about body shaming

  • State Department may use existing resources or frameworks about body shaming or body image to fulfill these requirements

  • Local educational agencies are encouraged to inform teachers, staff, parents, and pupils about the resources through pupil and employee handbooks and school websites

  • "Body shaming" is defined as mocking or stigmatizing a person through critical comments about their body's shape, size, or appearance

Legislative Description

Pupils: body shaming model policy and resources.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 791, Statutes of 2023.

10/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/14/2023
Education5/31/2023
Rules5/18/2023
Appropriations4/27/2023
Education3/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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