Legislative Update In an effort to keep our communities informed of new legislation that may affect our District and/or schools, we wanted to provide a brief list of some key laws recently enacted by the Legislature. (This is not a complete listing of all initiatives that were either signed, vetoed, or held in committee.)
AB 49 (Muratsuchi): Immigration enforcement restrictions on school grounds Prohibits immigration enforcement officers from entering nonpublic areas of school campuses without a judicial warrant, subpoena or court order. Local education agencies must adopt written protocols and provide staff training by March 2026. SB 98 (Pérez): Notification procedures for immigration enforcement at schools Requires schools and higher education institutions to issue notifications when immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus, including the date, time and location of the event and links to additional resources. Notification procedures must be added to comprehensive school safety plans by March 2026. AB 727 (González): LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline on student ID cards Beginning July 1, 2026, student identification cards for grades 7–12 and public higher education institutions must include contact information for The Trevor Project’s suicide prevention hotline, along with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. AB 1264 (Gabriel): Pupil nutrition and ultraprocessed foods of concern Defines “ultraprocessed food” for school settings and directs the State Department of Public Health, with input from CDE, to adopt regulations by June 1, 2028 identifying “restricted school foods” and “ultraprocessed foods of concern.” Schools must begin phasing out these foods by July 1, 2029, with a full prohibition on their sale or inclusion in school meals by July 1, 2035. AB 495 (Rodriguez): Caregiver authorization and family preparedness Expands who can sign a caregiver’s authorization affidavit to include a broader range of relatives — such as great-aunts, cousins and other family members within five degrees of kinship — allowing them to temporarily care for a child if a parent is detained or deported. The law also bars child care providers from collecting immigration information and lets parents nominate a temporary guardian in family court. Supporters say it gives immigrant families more options to plan for emergencies, while critics expressed concern it could weaken parental protections. SB 19 (Rubio): Threats of violence Makes it a crime to threaten violent acts at schools, child care facilities, universities, workplaces, houses of worship or medical facilities — even if there was no intent to carry out the threat — when it causes fear for personal safety. SB 510 (Richardson): African American history in curriculum frameworks Requires the Instructional Quality Commission to consider including early African American history in California when revising the state’s history–social science framework or adopting new instructional materials. SB 640 (Cabaldon): CSU admissions access Requires participating California State University campuses to provide “direct admission” letters to eligible high school students who meet course and grade requirements, simplifying the application process. AB 1390 (Solache): Public school governance: board member compensation This bill would revise and recast provisions related to the compensation of members of city or county boards of education and the governing boards of school districts by increasing the authorized compensation to instead not exceed a specified amount between $600 and $4,500 per month, based on the average daily attendance for the prior school year in the jurisdiction of the governing board for the prior school year, as provided.
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