CA AB 1659
enactedJuvenile court school pupils: joint transition planning policy: courses of study.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1659 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1659 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1659 about?
(1) Existing law requires a county office of education and county probation department to have a joint transition planning policy that includes collaboration with relevant local educational agencies to coordinate education and services for youth who have had contact with the juvenile justice system. Existing law requires, as part of the joint transition planning policy, the county office of education to assign transition oversight responsibilities to existing county office of education personnel who will work in collaboration with the county probation department and relevant local educational agencies to ensure that specified transition activities are completed for the pupil. This bill would require, as part of the joint transition planning policy, the school district or charter school in which the juvenile court school pupil will be enrolling to assign a staff member of that school district or charter school to serve as the point person for transition liaison responsibilities, and notify the county office of education and the county probation department of the assigned staff member's name and contact information. The bill would also require that staff member, and other personnel of the school district or charter school as needed to serve the pupil, to work in collaboration with the county office of education transition oversight personnel throughout the calendar year to ensure that the transition activities noted above are completed for the pupil. Existing law requires, for pupils detained for 20 consecutive schooldays or fewer, the pupil's individualized learning plan, if one exists, to be made available by the county office of education to the pupil upon the pupil's release. This bill would additionally require that pupil's individualized learning plan to be made available to the pupil's school district or charter school point person for transition liaison responsibilities. Existing law requires the county office of education, in collaboration with the county probation department, to establish procedures for the timely, accurate, complete, and confidential transfer of educational records, as specified. This bill would additionally require the county office of education to collaborate with relevant local educational agencies to establish those procedures. By imposing additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires local educational agencies to issue full or partial credit on an official transcript for all full or partial coursework satisfactorily completed by pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, a former juvenile court school pupil, a pupil who is a child of a military family, a pupil who is a migratory child, or a newcomer pupil, while attending a public school, juvenile court school, charter school, school in a country other than the United States, or a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, as provided. Existing law requires, for a pupil in foster care, upon receiving a transfer request from a county placing agency or notification of enrollment from the new local educational agency, the local educational agency to deliver the official transcript to the next educational placement within 2 business days, as provided. This bill would require the transferring local educational agency to issue that official transcript within 2 business days, as provided. By imposing additional requirements on local educational entities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 51225.2 of the Education Code proposed by SB 685 to be operative only if this bill and SB 685 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA AB 1659?
Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1659, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
(1) Existing law requires a county office of education and county probation department to have a joint transition planning policy that includes collaboration with relevant local educational agencies to coordinate education and services for youth who have had contact with the juvenile justice system. Existing law requires, as part of the joint transition planning policy, the county office of education to assign transition oversight responsibilities to existing county office of education personnel who will work in collaboration with the county probation department and relevant local educational agencies to ensure that specified transition activities are completed for the pupil. This bill would require, as part of the joint transition planning policy, the school district or charter school in which the juvenile court school pupil will be enrolling to assign a staff member of that school district or charter school to serve as the point person for transition liaison responsibilities, and notify the county office of education and the county probation department of the assigned staff member's name and contact information. The bill would also require that staff member, and other personnel of the school district or charter school as needed to serve the pupil, to work in collaboration with the county office of education transition oversight personnel throughout the calendar year to ensure that the transition activities noted above are completed for the pupil. Existing law requires, for pupils detained for 20 consecutive schooldays or fewer, the pupil's individualized learning plan, if one exists, to be made available by the county office of education to the pupil upon the pupil's release. This bill would additionally require that pupil's individualized learning plan to be made available to the pupil's school district or charter school point person for transition liaison responsibilities. Existing law requires the county office of education, in collaboration with the county probation department, to establish procedures for the timely, accurate, complete, and confidential transfer of educational records, as specified. This bill would additionally require the county office of education to collaborate with relevant local educational agencies to establish those procedures. By imposing additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires local educational agencies to issue full or partial credit on an official transcript for all full or partial coursework satisfactorily completed by pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, a former juvenile court school pupil, a pupil who is a child of a military family, a pupil who is a migratory child, or a newcomer pupil, while attending a public school, juvenile court school, charter school, school in a country other than the United States, or a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, as provided. Existing law requires, for a pupil in foster care, upon receiving a transfer request from a county placing agency or notification of enrollment from the new local educational agency, the local educational agency to deliver the official transcript to the next educational placement within 2 business days, as provided. This bill would require the transferring local educational agency to issue that official transcript within 2 business days, as provided. By imposing additional requirements on local educational entities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 51225.2 of the Education Code proposed by SB 685 to be operative only if this bill and SB 685 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-09
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ransomauthor
- Zburcoauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6598.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-18
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-16
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-15
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-04
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-04-20
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4723.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-19
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-10
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-03-09
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-18 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Alvarez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Patel: yes
Do pass.
2026-04-08 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: other
AB 1659 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-20 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Lee: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Rogers: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Addis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Soria: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Chen: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Flora: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Haney: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Krell: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Davies: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Papan: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Hart: yes
- Patel: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patterson: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ward: other
- Bonta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-03 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
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