Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes undocumented parents to appoint a legal guardian in California.

Highlights:

• Specifies that the bill will be known as the Family Preparedness Act of 2025 (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the collection of information and documents of students and their family members citizenship or immigration status (Sec. 3).

• Requires the superintendent of a school district to report requests of information made by any employee of a law enforcement agency (Sec. 3).

• Requires the local governing board of education to inform parents about their child's right to free public education and educate on the impact of bullying (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes schools to have stronger standards and protections than the ones stated (Sec. 3).

• Defines a local educational agency as a school district, county office of education or charter school (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits school officials and employees from gathering or disclosing information on students and their families regarding citizenship and allows employees of immigration enforcement to enter non-public areas of school grounds without a valid warrant (Sec. 3.1).

• Authorizes caregivers to consent or refuse medical or dental care for the child. (Sec. 4)

• Requires caregivers to notify schools, health care providers, and health care services that the child no longer lives with them (Sec. 4).

• Requires that all California state preschool programs, licensed and license exempts, to adopt the model policies (Sec. 6).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes undocumented parents to appoint a legal guardian in California.

Highlights:

• Specifies that the bill will be known as the Family Preparedness Act of 2025 (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the collection of information and documents of students and their family members citizenship or immigration status (Sec. 3).

• Requires the superintendent of a school district to report requests of information made by any employee of a law enforcement agency (Sec. 3).

• Requires the local governing board of education to inform parents about their child's right to free public education and educate on the impact of bullying (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes schools to have stronger standards and protections than the ones stated (Sec. 3).

• Defines a local educational agency as a school district, county office of education or charter school (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits school officials and employees from gathering or disclosing information on students and their families regarding citizenship and allows employees of immigration enforcement to enter non-public areas of school grounds without a valid warrant (Sec. 3.1).

• Authorizes caregivers to consent or refuse medical or dental care for the child. (Sec. 4)

• Requires caregivers to notify schools, health care providers, and health care services that the child no longer lives with them (Sec. 4).

• Requires that all California state preschool programs, licensed and license exempts, to adopt the model policies (Sec. 6).

Full Bill Text