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Committee advances AB 1163 to require school de‑escalation training for TK–12 staff; opponents seek clarifying amendments
Summary
The Assembly Education Committee on Tuesday advanced AB 1163, requiring the California Department of Education to develop school‑appropriate de‑escalation training for TK–12 staff and permitting its inclusion in existing workplace‑violence prevention programs.
The Assembly Education Committee advanced AB 11 63 (commonly cited as AB 1163 in testimony), a bill intended to ensure TK‑12 staff receive training in de‑escalation techniques tailored to the school setting. The bill, as amended in committee, directs the California Department of Education to develop guidance or training on de‑escalation techniques and allows this content to be included in existing workplace violence prevention training. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations on a roll call recorded in the transcript as three recorded yes votes; the item was left on call for absent members.
Author Assemblymember El Hawari said the measure builds on 2023 workplace violence law and…
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