Schoolsites: immigration enforcement.

Assembly Members Muratsuchi, Ortega, and Celeste Rodriguez, joined by Senator Gonzalez, have put forward legislation requiring California schools to obtain valid judicial warrants before allowing immigration enforcement officers access to nonpublic areas of school grounds. The California Safe Haven Schools Act amends existing education code to prohibit school personnel from disclosing student or family information to immigration authorities without proper judicial authorization.

The bill mandates that local educational agencies verify the identity of immigration enforcement officers seeking entry and report any requests for information or campus access to their governing boards. By December 2025, the Attorney General must update model policies restricting immigration enforcement assistance at public schools, which local agencies must then incorporate into their own protocols by March 2026. Schools must exhaust all emergency contact options before involving Child Protective Services when a parent is unavailable.

The legislation maintains existing requirements for schools to educate students about immigration-related bullying and provide families with "know your rights" information. While preserving schools' ability to communicate with federal authorities as required by law, the bill establishes clear boundaries around immigration enforcement activities in educational settings. As an urgency measure, these provisions take immediate effect upon enactment, with the legislature citing the presence of over 130,000 undocumented students and 750,000 students with undocumented parents in California schools.