CA AB 281
deadComprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education: outside consultants.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
The California Healthy Youth Act requires school districts, defined to include county boards of education, county superintendents of schools, the California School for the Deaf, the California School for the Blind, and charter schools, to ensure that all pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, receive comprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education, as specified. The act authorizes a school district to provide that education earlier than grade 7 with age-appropriate and medically accurate information. The act authorizes a school district to provide sexual health education and HIV prevention to be taught by an outside consultant, and to hold an assembly to deliver that education by guest speakers. Under the act, if a school district exercises that authorization, the school district is required to provide notice of the date of instruction, name of the organization or affiliation of each guest speaker, and information stating the right of the parent or guardian to request a copy of various laws, as specified. This bill would require a school district, if it elects to provide sexual health education or HIV prevention education to be taught by outside consultants, to also provide notice of the name of the organization or affiliation of the outside consultants.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Died on third reading file.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Gallagherauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-22
Read first time. To print.
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2025-01-23
From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2025-02-10
Referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-03-12
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
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2025-03-17
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
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2025-03-18
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-03-26
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-10
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 9).
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2025-04-21
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-06-12
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gallagher.
2026-01-22
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Gallagher.
2026-01-26
From inactive file.
2026-01-26
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-02-02
Died on third reading file.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-03-12 · fail · 4-3
Member-level votes (9)
- Alvarez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: no
- Bonta: no
- Patel: no
- Garcia: other
- Addis: other
Do pass.
2025-04-09 · pass · 5-3
Member-level votes (9)
- Castillo: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Patel: no
- Muratsuchi: no
- Garcia: no
- Bonta: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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