California Assembly Bill 1955
Session 20232024
Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today's Youth Act.
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 15, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1955
State
California
Session
20232024
Christopher M. Ward
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Rubio
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Motion Text
AB 1955 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Summary
(1) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to develop resources or, as appropriate, update existing resources for in-service training on schoolsite and community resources for the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) pupils, and strategies to increase support for LGBTQ pupils, as specified.
This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop resources or, as appropriate, update existing resources, for supports and community resources for the support of parents, guardians, and families of LGBTQ pupils and strategies to increase support for LGBTQ pupils, as specified.
(2) Existing law prohibits discrimination on the basis of, among other characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance, or enrolls pupils who receive state student financial aid. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt regulations to implement these provisions.
This bill would prohibit school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and the state special schools, and a member of the governing board or body of those educational entities, from enacting or enforcing any policy, rule, or administrative regulation that requires an employee or a contractor to disclose any information related to a pupil's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to any other person without the pupil's consent unless otherwise required by law, as provided. The bill would prohibit employees or contractors of those educational entities from being required to make such a disclosure unless otherwise required by law, as provided. The bill would prohibit employees or contractors of school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, or the state special schools, or members of the governing boards or bodies of those educational entities, from retaliating or taking adverse action against an employee on the basis that the employee supported a pupil in the exercise of specified rights, work activities, or providing certain instruction, as provided.
01/29/24 - Introduced
January 29, 2024
05/22/24 - Amended Senate
May 22, 2024
07/01/24 - Enrolled
July 1, 2024
07/15/24 - Chaptered
July 15, 2024
03/18/24- Assembly Education
March 18, 2024
04/15/24- Assembly Appropriations
April 15, 2024
05/24/24- Senate Education
May 24, 2024
06/07/24- Senate Appropriations
June 7, 2024
06/11/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
June 11, 2024
06/14/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
June 14, 2024
06/25/24- Assembly Education
June 25, 2024
06/26/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
June 26, 2024
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07/15/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 95, Statutes of 2024.
07/15/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
07/03/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
06/27/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 16.).
06/26/2024
Assembly
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 26).
06/17/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
06/13/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
06/13/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.).
06/11/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
06/10/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 10).
05/30/2024
Senate
(Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4268.)
05/30/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/30/2024
Senate
Withdrawn from committee.
05/29/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 29). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
05/22/2024
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
05/08/2024
Senate
Referred to Coms. on ED. and HEALTH.
04/25/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
04/25/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
04/18/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
04/17/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17).
04/10/2024
Assembly
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
03/21/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
02/20/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on ED.
01/30/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
01/29/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Record Created
Jan 30, 2024 12:19:42 PM
Record Updated
Jul 16, 2024 12:27:44 PM