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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CQCItI"a
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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator s
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March 6, 1990 F`°,'
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SUBJECT: LEGISLATION - AB 2951 (Clute)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECO14MENDATION
Adopt a position of SUPPORT for AB 2951 by Assemblyman Steve
Clute which would require the conducting of a biennial survey of
drug and alcohol use among pupils in grades 7 , 9 , and 11 and the
preparation and release of a report on the results of the survey.
BACKGROUND-
Under current law there is no provision requiring a biennial
survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils in the grades 7, 9,
and 11.
AB 2951 would provide for such a biennial survey. Specifically,
AB 2951 would require the following:
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation
with the Governor' s Policy Council on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse, would be required to conduct a biennial survey of
drug and alcohol use among pupils enrolled in grades 7, 9,
and 11, beginning in the 1991-92 fiscal year.
2. The survey must be designed to assess the following:
* The frequency and type of substance abuse.
* The age of first use and intoxication.
* Pertinent attitudes and experiences of pupils.
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MAR 13 1990
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The experience of pupils with school-based drug and
alcohol prevention programs.
* As an optional component, the survey may examine the
risk factors associated with school dropouts.
3 . The survey is to be based on a statewide sample of pupils
enrolled in grades 7 , 9, and 11 and is to be consistent with
the surveys conducted by the Attorney General' s Office in
the 1985-86, 1987-88 , and 1989-90 fiscal years.
4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to
release the findings of the survey on or before May 1 of
each even-numbe"red year.
5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to
prepare a report on the survey and distribute it to the
Legislature, the Governor, law enforcement agencies, school
districts and interested members of the general public.
6. The survey is to be conducted in such a way that the
confidentiality of participating school districts and
individual pupils is maintained. The questionnaires and
answer sheets are exempted from the public disclosure
requirements of the Public Records Act.
7. Individuals reporting data pursuant to this bill are held
free from liability for damages in any action based upon the
use or misuse of pupil surveys that are mailed or otherwise
transmitted to the Superintendent- or his or her designee.
8. The implementation of the requirements of the bill are made
subject to the availability of funding in the Budget Act for
1991-92 and each subsequent year, or upon funding made
available for those purposes under federal law.
It appears that passage and enactment of AB 2951 would further
the Board of Supervisors war on drugs by providing a solid base
of information on the extent of drug and alcohol use and on the
extent of progress in reducing the use of drugs and alcohol on
the part of school children. It is therefore recommended that
the Board of Supervisors indicate its support for AB 2951.
AB 2.951 was introduced February 15, 1990 and is currently
awaiting a hearing before the Assembly Education Committee.
cc: County Administrator
District Attorney
Sheriff-Coroner
County Probation Officer
Health Services Director
Drug Program Administrator
Alcohol Program Administrator
Chair, Drug Abuse Advisory Board
Chair, Alcoholism Advisory Board
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates