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AB-279 • 2026

School libraries: model library standards.

School libraries: model library standards.

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Patel
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Senate - Appropriations
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Plain English Breakdown

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School libraries: model library standards.

AB 279, as amended, Patel.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 279, as amended, Patel.
  • School libraries: model library standards.
  • Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt standards, rules, and regulations for school library services.
  • Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission, among other duties, to recommend the adoption of minimum standards for courses of study in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools to the state board upon request.

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

School libraries: model library standards.