Gonzalez
Author
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. 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 429, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3414.)
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 3048.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 3. Page 3437.) Ordered to the Senate.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) .
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3190.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
July 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Coauthors revised.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 1361.) Ordered to the Assembly.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1189.) (May 23).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing May 23.
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 12.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 938.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 29.
Withdrawn from committee.
From 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.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Set for hearing April 2.
March 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing March 19.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB48 | HTML |
| 12/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/23/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/09/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/09/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/17/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/31/25- Senate Education | |
| 04/25/25- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/09/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/30/25- Assembly Education | |
| 09/11/25- Assembly Education | |
| 09/12/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/13/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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