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SCR-128 • 2026

High School Voter Education Weeks.

High School Voter Education Weeks.

Education Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pérez
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about specific dates and activities that are not explicitly mandated but strongly encouraged by the resolution.

High School Voter Education Weeks

This resolution declares April 13-24, 2026, as High School Voter Education Weeks and strongly encourages local schools to teach high school students about the electoral process during this time.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares Monday, April 13, 2026, through Friday, April 24, 2026, as High School Voter Education Weeks.
  • Strongly encourages local educational agencies to dedicate at least one week of these two weeks to educating pupils in grades 9 to 12 on the electoral process.
  • Encourages local educational agencies to provide digital and physical resources necessary for this instruction.
  • Encourages governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies to contract with third-party nonprofit organizations to accomplish this instruction.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local educational agencies (schools).
  • High school students in grades 9 through 12.

Terms To Know

Electoral process
The system used to elect government officials, including voting and other related activities.
Local educational agencies
School districts or similar organizations that manage public schools in a specific area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not require local educational agencies to participate.
  • The exact resources and methods for teaching are not specified.
  • There is no mention of how the success of these weeks will be measured or evaluated.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  2. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SCR 128, as introduced, Pérez.
High School Voter Education Weeks.
This measure would declare Monday, April 13, 2026, to Friday, April 24, 2026, inclusive, as High School Voter Education Weeks and would strongly encourage local educational agencies to dedicate at least one of those 2 weeks to educating pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, on the electoral process, as provided. The measure would encourage local educational agencies to provide digital and physical resources necessary to provide this instruction and would encourage the governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies to contract with third-party nonprofit organizations, as provided, to accomplish this instruction.

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