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AB-2291 • 2026

Pupil safety: nonconsensual artificial intimate images: study.

Pupil safety: nonconsensual artificial intimate images: study.

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Sponsor
Lackey
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Education
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Study on Fake Intimate Images Involving Students

This law requires the State Department of Education to study how fake intimate images affect students and what resources schools have.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Department of Education to conduct a study on nonconsensual artificial intimate images involving pupils in kindergarten through grade 12.
  • Mandates that the study includes a summary of available school resources for handling these images.
  • Directs the department to analyze how these images affect students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
  • Sets a deadline of January 1, 2028, for completing and submitting the report to legislative committees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Department of Education
  • Public elementary and secondary schools in California
  • Students from kindergarten through grade 12

Terms To Know

Nonconsensual artificial intimate images
Images involving pupils that are created artificially without their permission.
Pupils
Students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 public schools.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only requires a study and does not create new rules or penalties for creating these images.
  • The specific findings of the study are unknown until it is completed by January 1, 2028.
  • These requirements will automatically end on January 1, 2032.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Education

Official Summary Text

Pupil safety: nonconsensual artificial intimate images: study.