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Assembly Bill 394 (Levine - 2007)

Chapter 566, Statutes of 2007, AB 394

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Requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to (1) assess local educational agencies, as part of CDEs existing monitoring process, for compliance with specific anti-discrimination and harassment policies and procedures, and (2) display on their web site specific bias-related and discrimination and harassment information.

The Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM) process monitors local educational agencies (LEAs) for compliance with categorical program and fiscal requirements. State and federal laws require the CDE to monitor the implementation of certain programs operated by LEAs. The monitoring is accomplished in part through a combination of data and document review and onsite visits. CDE monitoring is conducted every year for one quarter of all the LEAs in California. This allows for each LEA to be monitored once every four years. On April 30, 2004, the CDE's General Counsel issued a legal advisory to all county and district superintendents explaining the laws related to discrimination, specifically regarding the statutes and regulations related to gender equity and discrimination. According to this document, every local educational agency is required to have a policy against discrimination that applies to all the protected categories of students and a complaint procedure that enforces that policy.