Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.

Header changed from legislative passage information (Assembly and Senate dates) to the official chaptered format with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' and Chapter 128 designation.

Governor's signature block replaced with the formal approval notation: 'Approved by Governor August 27, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State August 27, 2026.'

Page numbering and line formatting adjusted to match the official chaptered publication format (page numbers shifted from 96 to 95).

The requirement that local educational agencies allowing e-bike parking must require pupils to complete the safety program (or a related course) as a condition for parking on campus was entirely removed from the enrolled version.

The requirement that pupils submit proof of course completion to their school before parking an e-bike on campus was removed.

The exemption for local educational agencies that adopted an e-bike safety policy on or before January 1, 2027 was removed along with the parking mandate it exempted from.

The bill's overall scope narrowed from a two-part measure (program development plus mandatory school-level compliance) to a single-part measure (program development only). The legislative counsel's digest title was updated accordingly, dropping the reference to 'parking.'

Co-author Assembly Member Chen was removed; the enrolled version lists only Assembly Member Davies as the author.

New provision requires SDE, in consultation with CHP, to develop a standardized e-bike safety and training program for grades 7-12 by March 1, 2028. The program must include an online component with instructional videos and a knowledge-based assessment covering rules of the road, differences between e-bike classes, required safety equipment, and civil/criminal penalties for noncompliant operation.

New provision encourages local educational agencies and parent organizations to offer hands-on training demonstrations on e-bike operations (mounting, braking, signaling, yielding, riding protocols) in collaboration with local law enforcement or local governments, on campus or at community facilities.

The campus parking requirement no longer applies only 'during regular school hours' - it now covers all parking of class 1, 2, or 3 e-bikes on campus regardless of time of day.

The new program-development section defines 'local educational agency' to include charter schools, while the existing parking requirement section still limits the definition to school districts and county offices of education only, creating an inconsistency between the two provisions.

The bill was restructured from a single Article 9 in Chapter 8 into two separate provisions: a new section in Chapter 9 (program development) and the modified existing section in Chapter 8 (parking requirements).

The requirement to mandate e-bike safety training before parking on campus now applies to school districts and county offices of education (defined as 'local educational agencies') rather than individual schools. This shifts the compliance obligation from the school level up to the district or county office level.

A new definition is added: 'Local educational agency' means a school district or county office of education.

The entity that can prescribe an alternative safety course is expanded from only 'the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the school' to 'a local government or the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the school,' giving local governments (such as city councils) additional authority to designate qualifying courses.