§ 32283.5. — 32283.5. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 907, Sec. 3.)

(a)
(1)
The department shall develop and post on its internet website an online training module to assist all school staff, school administrators, parents, pupils, and community members in increasing their knowledge of the dynamics of bullying and cyberbullying. The online training module shall include, but is not limited to, identifying an act of bullying or cyberbullying and implementing strategies to address bullying and cyberbullying.
(2)
The online training module developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include information about how to support pupils who are bullied for being or being perceived as neurodivergent and include links to the resources related to neurodiversity developed by the University of California and California State
University Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning.
(b)
The department shall post on its internet website and annually update a list of available online training modules relating to bullying or bullying prevention.
(c)
A school operated by a school district or a county office of education and a charter school shall annually make available the online training module developed by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) to certificated schoolsite employees and all other schoolsite employees who have regular interaction with pupils.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 907, Sec. 3. (SB 939) Effective January 1, 2025.