AB-419 • 2026

Educational equity: immigration enforcement.

Children Education Labor Parental Rights

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Connolly
Last action: 2025-10-12
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 663, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify the exact information that must be posted or provide details on how it affects parents and guardians directly. The reimbursement clause is conditional upon a mandate determination by the Commission on State Mandates.

Education Fairness: Immigration Rules

This law requires school boards to post information about immigration rules in their buildings and on their websites.

What This Bill Does

Requires the governing board or body of a local educational agency to post specified information related to immigration enforcement in administrative buildings and on internet websites.

Who It Names or Affects

Governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies

Terms To Know

Immigration status: The legal situation of a person living in the country, such as whether they are a citizen or have permission to be there.
Local educational agency (LEA): This is usually a school district or charter school that runs schools and makes decisions about them.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact information that must be posted has not been specified in the summary.
It's unclear how much extra work this will add for local educational agencies beyond what they already do to help families understand their rights.
School boards need to follow state and federal laws when posting this information.

Bill History

2025-10-12 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 663, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-12 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 3292.).
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2809.).
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 1827.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
2025-02-06 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2025-02-05 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 419, Connolly.
Educational equity: immigration enforcement.
Existing law prohibits, except as required by state or federal law or as required to administer a state or federally supported educational program, school officials and employees of a local educational agency from collecting information or documents regarding citizenship or immigration status of pupils or their family members. Existing law requires the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to perform specified actions relating to pupils and immigration status, including, among others, providing information to parents and guardians, as appropriate, regarding their children’s right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status or religious beliefs.
This bill would require the governing board or body of a local educational agency to post specified information related to
immigration enforcement in the administrative buildings and on the internet websites of the local educational agency and each of its schoolsites, as provided. To the extent the bill imposes additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 234.7 of the Education Code proposed by AB 49 to be operative only if this bill and AB 49 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the
Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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