CaliforniaEducational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
What it does
Existing law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. AB 715 of the 2025–26 Regular Session proposes to, among other things, (1) establish the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency, with the purpose of working directly with local educational agencies to prevent and address discrimination and bias, as specified, and (2) state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to establish coordinators to be employed within the Office of Civil Rights to prevent and address discrimination and bias.
More detail
This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Religious Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Gender Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, and an LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. The bill would require each of the coordinators to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 715 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 7Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 429, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 7Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 3048.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded SB 48 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By FONG. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded W/O REF. TO FILE. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 13In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Sep 13Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 3. Page 3437.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 13Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3414.)
- Sep 12Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 12From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) .Minor
- Sep 11Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Sep 10Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3190.)
- Sep 10Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Sep 9From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jul 14July 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jul 9From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jul 3From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Jul 3Coauthors revised.
- Jul 2
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.Minor
- Jun 3In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 2Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 1361.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB48 Gonzalez et al. Urgency Clause. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1189.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- May 12May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 2Set for hearing May 12.
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 938.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 29.
- Apr 9Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 3Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Apr 3Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Apr 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 633.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.Major
- Mar 19Set for hearing April 2.
- Mar 3March 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 3Set for hearing March 19.
- Jan 29Referred to Coms. on ED. and PUB. S.Minor
- Jan 6Read first time.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 17From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16.
- Dec 16Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced