SB-1181 • 2026

Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program.

Children Education Privacy

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hurtado
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: Set for hearing April 22.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on mandatory actions for schools and safety agencies, leaving some uncertainty.

Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program

This law establishes a pilot program to study improved communication between schools and local safety agencies in certain Central Valley counties regarding credible school safety threats.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program for studying and evaluating better communication pathways between local educational agencies and regional fusion centers about credible safety threats affecting school communities.
Requires the pilot program to be implemented in specific counties, including Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus.
Authorizes the development of voluntary coordination protocols between participating local educational agencies and regional fusion centers regarding credible school safety threats.
Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal privacy laws.

Who It Names or Affects

Local educational agencies in specified Central Valley counties
Regional fusion centers

Terms To Know

Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program: A program to study and evaluate improved communication pathways between local educational agencies and regional fusion centers regarding credible school safety threats.
Regional fusion centers: Local centers that gather information from different sources to help with public safety.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the funding for the pilot program.
It is unclear what specific actions schools and safety agencies must take as part of the program.

Bill History

2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Coms. on E.M. and ED.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1181, as amended, Hurtado.
Mental health: artificial intelligence effects on youth.
Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor, and sets forth its powers and duties, including responsibility for addressing natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property.
This bill would require OES, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish the Central Valley School Safety Coordination Pilot Program for the purpose of studying and evaluating improved communication pathways between local educational agencies, as defined, and regional fusion centers regarding credible safety threats
affecting school communities. The bill would also require the pilot program to be implemented in certain counties, including, but not limited to, the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus, as provided. The bill would authorize the pilot program to, among other things, develop voluntary coordination protocols between participating local educational agencies and regional fusion centers regarding credible school safety threats. The bill would require the pilot program to comply with all applicable state and federal privacy laws and would prohibit the bulk monitoring of students or the collection of student information unrelated to a credible safety threat. The bill would also require the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the pilot program by January 1, 2029.
This bill would make legislative findings and
declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus.
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.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a program designed to prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling, which includes mental health services and emphasizes strategies to reduce suicide, incarcerations, school failure or dropout, and prolonged suffering, among others.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to protect the mental health, safety, and well-being of children and adolescents in California by addressing the growing impact artificial intelligence and digital technologies have on youths’ mental health development.

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