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State Assembly
AB 857 (Gipson): Would require the California Department of Education to develop an online mandatory cultural competency training platform and curriculum for school employees to support pupils of color.
AB 419 (Connolly): Would prohibit local educational agencies from collecting information on students’ or families’ immigration status, mandates reporting of immigration enforcement requests while maintaining confidentiality, requires schools to prioritize emergency contact instructions for student care, and directs schools to educate students on the rights of immigrant families and the impact of bullying based on immigration status or religion.
See Also: SB 48 (Gonzalez); SB 98 (Sharp-Collins)
AB 1123 (Muratsuchi): Would expand the Commission on Teacher Credentialing from 15 to 18 members by adding three new voting members representing early childhood education professionals, including a faculty member, a child development teacher, and a child development site supervisor or program director.
State Senate
SB 64 (Grove): Would provide state-funded education savings accounts for eligible K-12 students covering private school tuition and expenses.
SB 502 (Arreguín): Would allow school districts and LEAs access to state homebuilding funds to cover predevelopment costs needed to construct affordable housing for school employees.
Scheduled Hearings
Senate Education Committee: March 26
Assembly Education Committee: March 26
Commission on Teacher Credentialing: April 10-11
State Board of Education: May 7-8
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