AB 506

July 3, 2008 - Introduced by Assemblyman Ted Lieu, Assembly Bill (AB) 506 seeks to strengthen current laws by authorizing law enforcement officials to notify schools even if there was not enough evidence for an indictment of a teacher, but law enforcement believes that a crime was committed.

A key element of the bill would requires the full school board — not staff members — to assess the charges of an employee who is removed from a classroom because of allegations of sexual misconduct and approve any reassignment of that employee back into the classroom.

The State Senate Education Committee approved the bill on June 26. AB 506 will now move to the Senate Appropriations Committee later this month.

BEST QUOTE: The policy changes [in the Los Angeles Unified Schools] include the creation of a Safety Task Force, enhanced formal collaboration with law enforcement, clearer definitions of accountabilities, roles and responsibilities throughout all lines of L.A. Unified leadership, a comprehensive district-wide educational campaign to raise awareness, including parents and students and more effective use of technology to manage and track key information.

"With respect to Mr. Rooney, we understand that he has been held to answer and will stand trial on multiple criminal counts," said Brewer. "The students and families of LAUSD have a right to expect that children will be safe in school, and ensuring student safety is a moral imperative, and my top priority."
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TT - It's the first time we have heard the M word ("moral") and the Los Angeles Unified School District. However, The L.A. Unified superintendent David L. Brewer III, \the retired Three-Star Vice Admiral has proven to be a nice suprise. His bio from LAUSD website.

And this Los Angeles Times article (Oct 14, 2006) when Brewer was selected.

I'm a third-generation college graduate," Brewer said. "My grandparents went to Tuskegee. My aunts and uncles went to college, my parents went to college — education was understood. There was never any question or doubt that that was what I was going to do. I didn't have to have the epiphany."

AB 506 was introduced by Assemblyman Ted Lieu (D- District 53) website

You can track the bill here.