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AB-2242 • 2026

Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster.

Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster.

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Sponsor
Davies
Last action
Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states posters must contain 'specified information' including an age-appropriate description, but does not list the full content requirements in this excerpt.

AB-2242: Sextortion Informational Posters in Schools

This law requires schools serving grades 7 through 12 to display posters about sextortion in specific restrooms by the start of the 2027–28 school year.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each school district, county office of education, and charter school with any combination of grades 7 to 12 to display a legible poster at each schoolsite.
  • Mandates that posters be placed in at least one men's restroom, one women's restroom, and one all-gender restroom used by pupils.
  • Requires the state department to create and post a model template for these posters on its website by July 1, 2027.
  • Sets the deadline for schools to display these posters as no later than the start of the 2027–28 school year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts
  • County offices of education
  • Charter schools serving any combination of grades 7 through 12

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact wording or design details are not provided in this text; the state department must create a model template by July 1, 2027.
  • Reimbursement for costs depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill creates mandated local costs.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster.