Chris Ward
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 78
Author
(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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 95, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 16.).
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 26).
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 10).
Withdrawn from committee.
(Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4268.)
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 29). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1955 | HTML |
| 01/29/24 - Introduced | |
| 05/22/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/01/24 - Enrolled | |
| 07/15/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/18/24- Assembly Education | |
| 04/15/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/24/24- Senate Education | |
| 06/07/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 06/11/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/14/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/25/24- Assembly Education | |
| 06/26/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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