republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/ab-1271.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "School safety plans: pupil mental health care."
description: "Existing law provides that school districts and county offices of education are responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of their constituent schools. Existing law requires the schoolsite council of a school to write and develop the comprehensive school safety plan relevant to the needs and resources of the particular school. Existing law requires schools to forward copies of their comprehensive school safety plans to the school district or county office of education for approval. Existing law encourages comprehensive school safety plans, as they are reviewed and updated, to include clear guidelines for the roles and responsibilities of certain parties with school-related health and safety responsibilities and authorizes the inclusion in these plans of primary strategies for specified purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 1271"
citation: "California AB 1271 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School safety plans: pupil mental health care."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonta"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 41
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2014-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be441d28-0cdb-4171-9adb-a3f1df2fe2aa"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271"
source_hash: "358ad1c875e01ce75d46c27cd6bdf104908a6163251ada5278d21c3d35fdff17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1271 (20132014) — School safety plans: pupil mental health care.

Existing law provides that school districts and county offices of education are responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of their constituent schools. Existing law requires the schoolsite council of a school to write and develop the comprehensive school safety plan relevant to the needs and resources of the particular school. Existing law requires schools to forward copies of their comprehensive school safety plans to the school district or county office of education for approval. Existing law encourages comprehensive school safety plans, as they are reviewed and updated, to include clear guidelines for the roles and responsibilities of certain parties with school-related health and safety responsibilities and authorizes the inclusion in these plans of primary strategies for specified purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127199INT)
2. **01/06/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127197AMD)
3. **01/15/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127196AMD)
4. **01/23/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127195AMD)
5. **03/21/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127198AMD)
6. **06/17/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127194AMD)
7. **07/02/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127193AMD)
8. **08/04/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127192AMD)
9. **08/19/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127191AMD)
10. **09/29/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127189CHP)
11. **AB1271** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271)
12. **08/29/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1271&version=20130AB127190ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading AB1271 Bonta By Lara — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Be referred to Committee on Higher Education. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1271 BONTA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- amendments be concurred in. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- AB 1271 BONTA Assembly Third Reading — **76–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonta — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-21** Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and L. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-04-01** Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2014-01-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-06** Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-06** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-06** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 6). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-01-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2014-01-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-01-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-16** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-23** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (January 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-01-23** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-01-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 3720.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-01-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2014-02-06** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-06** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2014-06-04** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2014-06-09** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2014-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-07-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-08-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-08-11** In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2014-08-18** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4709.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-21** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2014-08-22** Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-25** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6379.)
- **2014-08-26** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 26). `committee-passage`
- **2014-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6533.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2014-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 794, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be441d28-0cdb-4171-9adb-a3f1df2fe2aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).