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AB-296 • 2026

Career technical education: sale of equipment: registry.

Career technical education: sale of equipment: registry.

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify an effective date for when these rules begin, though they are tied to a future repeal in 2032.

AB-296: Career Technical Education Equipment Registry and Apprenticeship Fair Requirements

This law creates an online registry for schools to list career technical education equipment for sale before selling it elsewhere, requires high schools to host at least one apprenticeship fair each year, and allows students to earn community service credit by attending these fairs if their school district requires such hours.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Department of Education to create an online registry listing career technical education equipment available for sale.
  • Allows schools to list equipment in the registry before selling it, requiring that listed items be offered to other schools for at least three months unless purchased sooner.
  • Changes current rules from encouraging apprenticeship fairs to requiring school districts and high schools to host at least one apprenticeship fair every school year.
  • Requires school districts that mandate community service hours for graduation to give students one hour of credit for attending college, career, or apprenticeship fairs.
  • Sets a repeal date for the equipment registry rules on January 1, 2032.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Department of Education
  • School districts and charter schools
  • High school students in grades 9 through 12 whose districts require community service hours for graduation

Terms To Know

Career technical education equipment
Tools, machines, or supplies used to teach job skills and trades.
Local educational agency
A school district, county office of education, or charter school that manages schools in a specific area.
Apprenticeship fair
An event where students meet with programs that train people for skilled trades and jobs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The equipment registry rules will end on January 1, 2032.
  • Community service credit is only available if a school district already requires community service hours for graduation.
  • Reimbursement to schools for costs created by this law depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates determines that state-mandated costs exist.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Career technical education: sale of equipment: registry.