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CA AB1558
Bill
Status
2/1/2024
Primary Sponsor
James Gallagher
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AI Summary
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Requires each California Community Colleges and California State University campus to take action after receiving a credible threat to student, faculty, or staff safety; requests the same from University of California campuses.
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Mandates campuses use third-party risk assessments to determine if threats are credible, including criminal threats under Penal Code Section 422, threats to bring weapons on campus, or lewd acts by faculty/staff in academic buildings.
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Requires campuses to determine whether individuals who made credible threats pose an immediate threat to physical health or safety that justifies removal from campus.
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Authorizes campuses to impose interim measures such as counseling, course adjustments, schedule modifications, campus escorts, contact restrictions, increased security, and leaves of absence when individuals are not removed.
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Requires substantiated credible threats be included in the student or personnel file of the individual who made the threat; establishes that no conviction is required to make a credibility determination.
Legislative Description
Postsecondary education: safety: credible threats.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/1/2024