(a) The California Bench to School Initiative is hereby established to create the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education to promote a collaborative focus on neuroscience, law, education, and social justice to improve literacy outcomes in school settings for youth.

(b) The institute shall include the Memory and Aging Center of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the UCSF/UC College Consortium on Law, Science, and Health Policy, and the UC/CSU California Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning. The institute shall be charged with the development, implementation, and management of the initiative in collaboration and partnership with the Office of Youth and Community Restoration.

Terms Used In California Education Code 99275

  • Initiative: means the California Bench to School Initiative established in subdivision (a). See California Education Code 99275
  • Institute: means the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education created pursuant to subdivision (a). See California Education Code 99275
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(c) As used in this chapter:

(1) “Initiative” means the California Bench to School Initiative established in subdivision (a).

(2) “Institute” means the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education created pursuant to subdivision (a).

(3) “UC College” means the college named in Section 92200.

(4) “UCSF” means the University of California, San Francisco.

(5) “UC/CSU California Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning” means the collaboration between the University of California, Los Angeles, and California State University, managed by the University of California, Los Angeles.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 478, Sec. 29. (AB 1936) Effective January 1, 2023.)