CHAPTER 1.2. REPORTING OF SCHOOL CRIME SECTION 628-628.6

628. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to ensure that schools, school districts, local government, and the Legislature have sufficient data and information about the type and frequency of crime, including hate motivated incidents and hate crimes, occurring on school campuses to permit development of effective programs and techniques to combat crime on school campuses.

628.1. (a) By June 30, 1995, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Justice and a representative selection of school districts and county offices of education which currently compile school crime statistics, shall develop a standard school crime reporting form for use by all school districts and county offices of education throughout the state. No individual shall be identified by name or in any other manner on this reporting form. The form shall define what constitutes the criminal activity required to be reported and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Description of the crime or incident, including hate motivated incidents or hate crimes.

(2) Victim characteristics.

(3) Suspect characteristics, if known.

(b) For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Hate motivated incident" means an act or attempted act which constitutes an expression of hostility against a person or property or institution because of the victim's real or perceived race, religion, disability, gender, nationality, or sexual orientation. This may include using bigoted insults, taunts, or slurs, distributing or posting hate group literature or posters, defacing, removing, or destroying posted materials or announcements, posting or circulating demeaning jokes or leaflets.

(2) "Hate crime" means an act or attempted act against the person or property of another individual or institution which in any way manifest evidence of hostility toward the victim because of his or her actual or perceived race, religion, disability, gender, nationality, or sexual orientation. This includes, but is not limited to, threatening telephone calls, hate mail, physical assault, vandalism, cross burning, destruction of religious symbols, or fire bombings.

628.2. (a) On forms prepared and supplied by the State Department of Education, each principal of a school in a school district and each principal or director of a school, program, or camp under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools shall forward a completed report of crimes committed, including hate motivated incidents and hate crimes as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 628.1, on school or camp grounds at the end of each reporting period to the district superintendent or county superintendent of schools, as the case may be.

(b) The district superintendent, or, as appropriate, the county superintendent of schools, shall compile the school data and submit the aggregated data to the State Department of Education not later than February 1 for the reporting period of July 1 through December 31, and not later than August 1 for the reporting period of January 1 through June 30.

(c) The superintendent of any school district that maintains a police department pursuant to Section 39670 of the Education Code may direct the chief of police or other administrator of that department to prepare the completed report of crimes for one or more schools in the district, to compile the school data for the district, and to submit the aggregated data to the State Department of Education in accordance with this section. If the chief of police or other designated administrator completes the report of crimes, the chief of police or other designated administrator shall provide information to each school principal about the school crime reporting program, the crime descriptions, including hate motivated incidents and hate crimes as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 628.1, included in the reporting program, the reporting guidelines, and the required documentation identified by the State Department of Education for each crime description.

(d) The State Department of Education shall distribute, upon request, to each school district governing board, each office of the county superintendent of schools, each county probation department, the Attorney General, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission, county human relations commissions, civil rights organizations, and private organizations, a summary of the statewide aggregated data. The department also shall distribute, upon request, to each office of the county superintendent of schools, each county sheriff, and each county probation department, a summary of that county's school district reports and county reports. This information shall be supplied not later than March 1 of each year for the previous school year. The department shall also submit to the Legislature a summary of the statewide aggregated data not later than March 1 of each year for the previous school year. In addition, commencing with the second annual report, the department shall identify and analyze trends in school crime by comparing the numbers and rates of crimes and the resulting economic losses for each year against those of previous years.

(e) All school district, county, and statewide reports prepared under this chapter shall be deemed public documents and shall be made available to the public at a price not to exceed the actual cost of duplication and distribution.

628.4. The State Department of Education shall publish and distribute to all school districts and county offices of education an annual school crime reporting update that describes typical errors in school crime reporting procedures, describes effective and efficient methods of monitoring and recording school crime data, and identifies trends in school crime drawn from the annual school crime report submitted to the Legislature.

628.5. The Legislature hereby recognizes that all pupils enrolled in California public schools have the inalienable right to attend classes on campuses that are safe, secure, and peaceful. The Legislature also recognizes the importance of accurate school crime data, including data on hate motivated incidents and hate crimes as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 628.1, in developing and implementing school safety strategies and programs.

The State Department of Education, in consultation with school districts and county offices of education, shall identify guidelines for reporting and documentation for validating the incidents of each crime description contained on the standard school crime reporting forms prepared pursuant to Sections 628.1 and 628.2. Reporting guidelines and documentation for validation criteria shall be established for each crime description, including, but not limited to, all of the following: battery, assault with a deadly weapon, graffiti, homicide, sex offenses, robbery, extortion, drug and alcohol offenses, possession of weapons, destructive devices, arson, burglary, theft, vandalism, and hate motivated incidents and hate crimes as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 628.1.

628.6. Beginning July 1, 1995, the State Department of Education shall use approved guidelines for reporting and documentation for validation criteria in a representative sample of school districts and county offices of education to assess the accuracy of school crime data submitted to it by those agencies.

The State Department of Education shall inform school districts and county offices of education of the guidelines for reporting and documentation for validation criteria for the crime descriptions included on the standard school crime reporting forms specified in Section 628.1. Each district and county office of education shall in turn notify their respective schools, programs, and sites of the guidelines for reporting and documentation for validation criteria.

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