Immigration

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Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.

Extends caregiver authorization to more relatives for school enrollment and care. Creates temporary joint guardianship when a custodial parent is unavailable. Tightens school privacy by banning status collection and requiring AG policy updates. Sets 2026 deadlines for AG policies and adoption by all daycares and preschools.

Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.

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Extends caregiver authorization to more relatives for school enrollment and care. Creates temporary joint guardianship when a custodial parent is unavailable. Tightens school privacy by banning status collection and requiring AG policy updates. Sets 2026 deadlines for AG policies and adoption by all daycares and preschools.

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Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.

Mandates state-funded legal counsel for immigrant youth. Allocates funding subject to state funding availability and considers federal funds. Authorizes nonprofits or PD offices meeting criteria to provide counsel with malpractice insurance.

Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.

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Mandates state-funded legal counsel for immigrant youth. Allocates funding subject to state funding availability and considers federal funds. Authorizes nonprofits or PD offices meeting criteria to provide counsel with malpractice insurance.

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Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

Requires AG to publish model immigration interaction policies. Sets July 1, 2026 publication and January 1, 2027 implementation deadlines. Requires guidance for databases to limit information used in enforcement. Exempts policies from the APA and establishes statewide reach with reimbursements.

Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

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Requires AG to publish model immigration interaction policies. Sets July 1, 2026 publication and January 1, 2027 implementation deadlines. Requires guidance for databases to limit information used in enforcement. Exempts policies from the APA and establishes statewide reach with reimbursements.

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Pleas: immigration advisement.

Requires courts to give specific immigration warnings before accepting guilty pleas in criminal cases. Mandates additional time for defendants to consider immigration consequences of their pleas upon request. Allows defendants to withdraw guilty pleas if immigration warnings were not properly given. Protects defendants from having to disclose their immigration status to the court during proceedings.

Pleas: immigration advisement.

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Requires courts to give specific immigration warnings before accepting guilty pleas in criminal cases. Mandates additional time for defendants to consider immigration consequences of their pleas upon request. Allows defendants to withdraw guilty pleas if immigration warnings were not properly given. Protects defendants from having to disclose their immigration status to the court during proceedings.

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Immigration enforcement.

Restricts immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas of shelters and crisis centers without a warrant. Requires immigration agents to present valid ID, written purpose, and judicial warrant to gain facility access. Protects vulnerable populations at homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, and domestic violence shelters. Creates new penalties for facility employees who improperly allow immigration enforcement access.

Immigration enforcement.

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Restricts immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas of shelters and crisis centers without a warrant. Requires immigration agents to present valid ID, written purpose, and judicial warrant to gain facility access. Protects vulnerable populations at homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, and domestic violence shelters. Creates new penalties for facility employees who improperly allow immigration enforcement access.

That's all the bills we have for now!