CaliforniaHeritage schools would tell enrolling families California's education department does not monitor teaching
When a pupil enrolls, the signed bill would require heritage schools to tell parents or guardians that California's education department does not monitor school operations or teaching.
What it does
Schools could qualify as heritage schools while serving children under 4 years and 9 months who attend a public or private full-time day school and are enrolled in transitional kindergarten through grade 12, if the schools meet the other requirements.
When a pupil enrolls, a heritage school would also have to tell the parent or guardian that California's education department does not regulate the school or monitor its operations or teaching.
Argument forParents could ask more questions about a heritage school's teaching because the enrollment notice would explain that California's education department does not monitor it.
Argument againstFamilies might choose a heritage school before seeing the enrollment notice that California's education department does not monitor its operations or teaching.
More detail
The signed bill would add certain schools serving younger children to the heritage school definition. The children must be under 4 years and 9 months old, attend a public or private full-time day school, and be enrolled in transitional kindergarten through grade 12. The school must also have regular hours, teach a world language and another country's culture, and meet the definition's other requirements.
The signed bill would require heritage schools to add a statement about state education oversight to their enrollment notices. The notice goes to the parent or guardian of each pupil who enrolls at a heritage school. The statement must say that California's education department has no power to regulate heritage schools and does not monitor their operations or teaching. The school must give the notice when the pupil enrolls.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 970, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5998.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB549 Allen et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5924.)Minor
- Vote recorded That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5823.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Aug 26Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).Minor
- Aug 25In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 549 Allen Senate Third Reading By Addis. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6515.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 17Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 17Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 3Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 3From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
- Aug 3Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jun 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- 2025
- Sep 10Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.Minor
- Sep 9Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)
- Sep 9Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 9Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Sep 9Assembly Rule 96 suspended.
- Jul 17July 16 set for second hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) Reconsideration granted.Minor
- Jul 16
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: fail.Lower
- Jun 25July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- Jun 5Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- May 29In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1333.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1038.) (May 7).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Set for hearing May 7.
- Mar 5Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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