Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that increases protections against antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in California schools and establishes the Office of Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator.

Highlights:

• Reduces antisemitism and discrimination in schools by placing restrictions on curricula and providing training and resources to help teachers identify, prevent and track any instances of antisemitism in the classroom (Sec. 1-14).

• Establishes and ensures the appointment of an Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, which would reside under the State Board of Education (Sec. 1-14).

• Establishes the Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, under the administration of the State Board of Education (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the appointment of an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, as provided. 

• Requires the office to, among other things, provide training, education, and educational resources to identify and prevent antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and document and track all complaints made pursuant to the uniform complaint process involving antisemitism and take part in subsequent action (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the office, if it determines that a local educational agency has engaged in, allowed, or not taken the necessary action in response to a complaint of antisemitic discrimination, to notify the local educational agency that it has 30 days to address the office’s concerns (sec. 1-14).

• Authorizes a party to a written complaint of prohibited discrimination to appeal to the department based on the governing board of a school district’s failure to issue an investigation report within a certain timeline (Sec. 1-14).

• Require corrective action to include, among other things, following a corrective action plan and increased department oversight (Sec. 1-14).

• Prohibits a course found to have resulted in unlawful discrimination, as provided, to be used to fulfill a graduation requirement for future pupils taking the course in subsequent academic years until corrective action is taken (Sec. 1-14).

• Specifies that if the unlawful discrimination involves antisemitism, the bill would require a corrective action plan to be created in consultation with the Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator (Sec. 1-14). 

• Specifies that if a determination is made that an organization has contracted to provide any textbook, instructional material, supplemental instructional material, or curriculum that violates specified laws that prohibit subjecting a pupil to unlawful discrimination, the bill would require a local educational agency or the Superintendent to notify the organization that it must take corrective action, as provided, and would require the organization found to be in violation to, among other things, reimburse all funds received for their services from the local educational agency (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the commission to adopt training for educators to address hate or unlawful discrimination against the 6 most targeted groups in the state, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the commission to ensure that all state-funded teacher training programs comply with the law, with enforcement by the department (Sec. 1-14).

• Prohibits instruction or school-sponsored activities that constitute an antisemitic learning environment, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Require the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school, when adopting instructional materials regarding Jews, Israel, or the Israel-Palestine conflict for use in schools, to meet specified requirements, including that the materials do not introduce or promote antisemitic content, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires instruction that is provided in a public school that is related to a controversial issue to adhere to specified requirements, including that the instruction be presented in a balanced manner without vilifying or ostracizing any pupil or group of pupils, and without promoting any particular opinion or portraying opinion as a matter of fact (Sec. 1-14).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that increases protections against antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in California schools and establishes the Office of Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator.

Highlights:

• Reduces antisemitism and discrimination in schools by placing restrictions on curricula and providing training and resources to help teachers identify, prevent and track any instances of antisemitism in the classroom (Sec. 1-14).

• Establishes and ensures the appointment of an Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, which would reside under the State Board of Education (Sec. 1-14).

• Establishes the Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, under the administration of the State Board of Education (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the appointment of an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, as provided. 

• Requires the office to, among other things, provide training, education, and educational resources to identify and prevent antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and document and track all complaints made pursuant to the uniform complaint process involving antisemitism and take part in subsequent action (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the office, if it determines that a local educational agency has engaged in, allowed, or not taken the necessary action in response to a complaint of antisemitic discrimination, to notify the local educational agency that it has 30 days to address the office’s concerns (sec. 1-14).

• Authorizes a party to a written complaint of prohibited discrimination to appeal to the department based on the governing board of a school district’s failure to issue an investigation report within a certain timeline (Sec. 1-14).

• Require corrective action to include, among other things, following a corrective action plan and increased department oversight (Sec. 1-14).

• Prohibits a course found to have resulted in unlawful discrimination, as provided, to be used to fulfill a graduation requirement for future pupils taking the course in subsequent academic years until corrective action is taken (Sec. 1-14).

• Specifies that if the unlawful discrimination involves antisemitism, the bill would require a corrective action plan to be created in consultation with the Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator (Sec. 1-14). 

• Specifies that if a determination is made that an organization has contracted to provide any textbook, instructional material, supplemental instructional material, or curriculum that violates specified laws that prohibit subjecting a pupil to unlawful discrimination, the bill would require a local educational agency or the Superintendent to notify the organization that it must take corrective action, as provided, and would require the organization found to be in violation to, among other things, reimburse all funds received for their services from the local educational agency (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the commission to adopt training for educators to address hate or unlawful discrimination against the 6 most targeted groups in the state, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the commission to ensure that all state-funded teacher training programs comply with the law, with enforcement by the department (Sec. 1-14).

• Prohibits instruction or school-sponsored activities that constitute an antisemitic learning environment, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Require the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school, when adopting instructional materials regarding Jews, Israel, or the Israel-Palestine conflict for use in schools, to meet specified requirements, including that the materials do not introduce or promote antisemitic content, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires instruction that is provided in a public school that is related to a controversial issue to adhere to specified requirements, including that the instruction be presented in a balanced manner without vilifying or ostracizing any pupil or group of pupils, and without promoting any particular opinion or portraying opinion as a matter of fact (Sec. 1-14).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that increases protections against antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in California schools and establishes the Office of Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator.

Highlights:

• Reduces antisemitism and discrimination in schools by placing restrictions on curricula and providing training and resources to help teachers identify, prevent and track any instances of antisemitism in the classroom (Sec. 1-14).

• Establishes and ensures the appointment of an Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, which would reside under the State Board of Education (Sec. 1-14).

• Establishes the Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, under the administration of the State Board of Education (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the appointment of an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, as provided. 

• Requires the office to, among other things, provide training, education, and educational resources to identify and prevent antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and document and track all complaints made pursuant to the uniform complaint process involving antisemitism and take part in subsequent action (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the office, if it determines that a local educational agency has engaged in, allowed, or not taken the necessary action in response to a complaint of antisemitic discrimination, to notify the local educational agency that it has 30 days to address the office’s concerns (sec. 1-14).

• Authorizes a party to a written complaint of prohibited discrimination to appeal to the department based on the governing board of a school district’s failure to issue an investigation report within a certain timeline (Sec. 1-14).

• Require corrective action to include, among other things, following a corrective action plan and increased department oversight (Sec. 1-14).

• Prohibits a course found to have resulted in unlawful discrimination, as provided, to be used to fulfill a graduation requirement for future pupils taking the course in subsequent academic years until corrective action is taken (Sec. 1-14).

• Specifies that if the unlawful discrimination involves antisemitism, the bill would require a corrective action plan to be created in consultation with the Office of the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator (Sec. 1-14). 

• Specifies that if a determination is made that an organization has contracted to provide any textbook, instructional material, supplemental instructional material, or curriculum that violates specified laws that prohibit subjecting a pupil to unlawful discrimination, the bill would require a local educational agency or the Superintendent to notify the organization that it must take corrective action, as provided, and would require the organization found to be in violation to, among other things, reimburse all funds received for their services from the local educational agency (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the commission to adopt training for educators to address hate or unlawful discrimination against the 6 most targeted groups in the state, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires the commission to ensure that all state-funded teacher training programs comply with the law, with enforcement by the department (Sec. 1-14).

• Prohibits instruction or school-sponsored activities that constitute an antisemitic learning environment, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Require the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school, when adopting instructional materials regarding Jews, Israel, or the Israel-Palestine conflict for use in schools, to meet specified requirements, including that the materials do not introduce or promote antisemitic content, as provided (Sec. 1-14).

• Requires instruction that is provided in a public school that is related to a controversial issue to adhere to specified requirements, including that the instruction be presented in a balanced manner without vilifying or ostracizing any pupil or group of pupils, and without promoting any particular opinion or portraying opinion as a matter of fact (Sec. 1-14).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text