Educational equity: immigration enforcement.
- Strengthens protections for immigrant students by restricting immigration enforcement access to schools.
- Requires schools to post educational rights information in multiple languages on websites and buildings.
- Mandates schools to verify judicial warrants before allowing immigration officers into non-public areas.
- Prohibits schools from sharing student and family information with immigration authorities without court orders.
Assembly Member Connolly's educational equity legislation expands protections for student and family privacy while establishing new requirements for how schools interact with immigration enforcement officials. The bill amends existing Education Code provisions to prohibit school officials from allowing immigration enforcement officers to enter nonpublic areas of school grounds without a valid judicial warrant, subpoena, or court order.
Local educational agencies must post the Attorney General's "Know Your Educational Rights" guide in administrative buildings and on school websites in all available languages. The guide informs parents about their children's right to public education regardless of immigration status. Schools must also implement procedures for verifying law enforcement credentials and reporting any requests for access or information related to immigration enforcement.
The legislation requires the Attorney General to update model policies by December 2025 that limit assistance with immigration enforcement in schools while maintaining safety and accessibility. Local educational agencies must adopt these updated policies or equivalent measures by March 2026. The Department of Education will monitor compliance through audits and policy reviews.
While preserving schools' ability to exchange citizenship information with federal authorities as permitted by federal law, the bill mandates that education records and personal information about students and families cannot be disclosed to immigration enforcement without proper judicial authorization. Schools must exhaust emergency contact options before involving child protective services when parents are unavailable.
 Damon ConnollyD Assemblymember | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
| Bill Number | Title | Introduced Date | Status | Link to Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational equity: immigration and citizenship status. | February 2017 | Passed |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 9 | 8 | 80 | PASS |
- Strengthens protections for immigrant students by restricting immigration enforcement access to schools.
- Requires schools to post educational rights information in multiple languages on websites and buildings.
- Mandates schools to verify judicial warrants before allowing immigration officers into non-public areas.
- Prohibits schools from sharing student and family information with immigration authorities without court orders.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Connolly's educational equity legislation expands protections for student and family privacy while establishing new requirements for how schools interact with immigration enforcement officials. The bill amends existing Education Code provisions to prohibit school officials from allowing immigration enforcement officers to enter nonpublic areas of school grounds without a valid judicial warrant, subpoena, or court order.
Local educational agencies must post the Attorney General's "Know Your Educational Rights" guide in administrative buildings and on school websites in all available languages. The guide informs parents about their children's right to public education regardless of immigration status. Schools must also implement procedures for verifying law enforcement credentials and reporting any requests for access or information related to immigration enforcement.
The legislation requires the Attorney General to update model policies by December 2025 that limit assistance with immigration enforcement in schools while maintaining safety and accessibility. Local educational agencies must adopt these updated policies or equivalent measures by March 2026. The Department of Education will monitor compliance through audits and policy reviews.
While preserving schools' ability to exchange citizenship information with federal authorities as permitted by federal law, the bill mandates that education records and personal information about students and families cannot be disclosed to immigration enforcement without proper judicial authorization. Schools must exhaust emergency contact options before involving child protective services when parents are unavailable.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 9 | 8 | 80 | PASS |
Damon ConnollyD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
| Bill Number | Title | Introduced Date | Status | Link to Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational equity: immigration and citizenship status. | February 2017 | Passed |