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DATE: July 3 , 1990 SrA�o�N
SUBJECT: LEGISLATION - AB 2951 (Clute)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Indicate that the Board of Supervisors continues to SUPPORT 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:
On March 13 , 1990 the Board of Supervisors voted to support AB
2951 as it was introduced. On June 6, 1990 the bill was amended.
Under current law there is no provision requiring a biennial
survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils in grades 7, 9, and
11.
AB 2951 would provide for such a biennial survey. Specifically,
AB 2951 would require the following:
1. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Governor' s
Policy Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, would be required
to conduct, commencing with the 1991-92 fiscal year, a
biennial survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils
enrolled in grades 7, 9, and 11,
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON- J111y 10 , 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Please See Page 3 . PHIL BA CHELOR,C ERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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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.
* 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 Attorney General is required to release the findings of
the survey on or before May 1 of each even-numbered year.
5. The Attorney General is required to prepare a report on the
survey and distribute it to the Legislature, the Governor,
the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 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 Attorney General 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 continued support for AB
2951.
AB 2951 passed the Assembly Education Committee on March 27, 1990
by a vote of 10: 7. The bill passed the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee on May 8, 1990 by a vote of 21: 0 and the full Assembly
on June 11, 1990 by a vote of 71 : 0. The bill is currently on
referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee where it was scheduled
to be heard on July 3 , 1990.
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cc: Assemblyman Steve Clute
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