AB 2726 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property.

Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district or community college district to sell for cash any personal property belonging to the school district or community college district if the property is not required for school purposes, should be disposed of for the purpose of replacement, or is unsatisfactory or not suitable for school use, pursuant to certain requirements, including, among others, notice and bid requirements. This bill, in addition to and notwithstanding those provisions, would separately authorize the governing board of a school district or community college district to declare district-owned technology, as defined, to be surplus technology property and would authorize the school district or community college district to dispose of that surplus technology property by (A) sale by public auction, (B) sale by sealed bid, (C) sale or transfer through a structured trade-in or buyback program with a vendor, manufacturer, or other third-party purchaser, as specified, (D) negotiated sale to a public agency, nonprofit organization, or private entity, as specified, or (E) donation to a public agency or nonprofit public benefit corporation. The bill would require the governing board of a school district or community college district, before disposing of surplus technology property, to adopt policies and procedures that, at minimum, address specified items, including, among others, a process for determining that property is no longer required for school purposes, reasonable methods to ensure competition or market testing, and compliance with all applicable state and federal requirements for protecting pupil or student and employee data. The bill would require the school district or community college district, to the extent practicable, to structure the disposition of surplus technology property in a manner that maximizes net proceeds or value returned, minimizes electronic waste, and promotes environmentally responsible recycling, refurbishment, and reuse. (2) Existing law prohibits a county superintendent of schools from disposing of any item of personal property worth over $25,000 that belongs to the county office of education without meeting specified conditions, including conditions relating to valuation, advertising, and county board of education approval. Existing law prohibits a county superintendent of schools from disposing of any item of personal property worth less than $25,000 that belongs to the county office of education unless they certify the value of the property in a quarterly report and submit that report to the county board of education for its review. This bill, in addition to and notwithstanding those provisions, would separately authorize the county board of education to declare county office of education-owned technology, as defined, to be surplus technology property and would authorize the county superintendent of schools to dispose of that surplus technology property pursuant to the same above-described provisions that would apply to school districts and community college districts.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Signed Jun 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

06/30/26 - Chaptered → AB2726 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive legislative changes were made between these two versions. The diff reflects a change in document presentation format only: the 'from' version is the official chaptered statute layout (with page numbers, headers, and formal authentication language), while the 'to' version is the same bill text as displayed on the California Legislature website (with navigation menus, version history, and web formatting). The actual legal text of all three added sections (1279.5, 17549.5, and 81455.5) is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from the official chaptered statute layout to a web-based bill display format. All website navigation elements (menus, search bars, version history dropdown) were added, and the formal authentication header and page numbering were removed. No changes to the substantive legal text of any section.

03/16/26 - Amended Assembly → 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Apr 13, 2026

MODERATE

The April 13 amendment to AB 2726 broadens the definition of 'technology' that can be declared surplus, adds donation as a new disposition method, and removes the bill's public contracts framing and a legislative intent statement about modernizing technology procurement. The expanded definition now covers equipment used for public safety and facilities purposes in addition to instructional, administrative, and operational uses, and includes items like surveillance systems, medical devices, and projection equipment.

Scope change

The scope of what qualifies as 'technology' subject to surplus disposition expanded substantially, now covering equipment used for public safety and facilities purposes (not just instructional, administrative, or operational) and including a much wider range of physical equipment types such as surveillance systems, medical devices, and projection equipment. The bill's stated purpose narrowed by dropping the public contracts/procurement modernization framing.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'technology' in all three sections (county offices of education, school districts, and community college districts) was significantly expanded. It now covers 'electronic, digital, or electromechanical equipment, system, or device' broadly, adds 'public safety' and 'facilities' as qualifying uses (previously only instructional, administrative, or operational), and lists new examples including audiovisual and display systems, projection equipment, surveillance and security systems, instructional and simulation equipment, medical and laboratory devices, and firmware.

REQUIREMENT

A new disposition method was added in all three sections: donation of surplus technology property to a public agency or nonprofit public benefit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code).

SCOPE

The bill's title and digest no longer reference 'public contracts' or 'technology procurement.' The prior framing as a public contracts modernization bill was dropped, narrowing the stated purpose to school facilities disposal only.

TECHNICAL

A final operative section stating the Legislature's intent to enact legislation authorizing school districts to modernize the technology procurement process was removed entirely.

02/20/26 - Introduced → 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly · 6 edits · Mar 16, 2026

MODERATE

AB 2726 was transformed from a one-line legislative intent statement into an operative bill that adds three new sections to the Education Code, authorizing school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education to dispose of surplus technology property through flexible methods including trade-in and buyback programs. The amendment gives these entities specific disposal authority while requiring them to adopt policies covering data protection, competition, environmental responsibility, and compliance with federal fund conditions before disposing of any technology.

SCOPE

Three new Education Code sections (1279.5, 17549.5, 81455.5) were added, extending the bill's scope from a mere intent statement to operative law covering school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education.

The original bill contained only a legislative intent statement with no operative provisions. The amended version retains that intent statement but renumbers it as Section 1 after the three new substantive sections, making the bill fully operative rather than aspirational.

DEFINITION

A new definition of 'technology' was added, covering devices, computers, tablets, laptops, desktops, servers, network hardware, peripheral equipment, operating systems, application or instructional software, mobile devices, and related accessories, services, or licenses acquired for instructional, administrative, or operational use.

REQUIREMENT

Four disposal methods were authorized: public auction (including online), sealed bid, structured trade-in or buyback programs with vendors or manufacturers (where value can be applied as credit toward replacement technology), and negotiated sale to public agencies, nonprofits, or private entities at fair market value.

Governing boards must adopt policies before disposing of surplus technology that address: a process for determining surplus status, reasonable methods to ensure competition or market testing, compliance with state and federal data protection requirements (including secure data deletion, device wiping, and verification of sanitization), and procedures to ensure technology acquired with state or federal categorical funds is disposed of consistently with those fund conditions.

A dual optimization requirement was added: dispositions must, to the extent practicable, maximize net proceeds or value returned to the entity (including through trade-in or buyback arrangements) and minimize electronic waste while promoting environmentally responsible recycling, refurbishment, and reuse.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2026 · Assembly May 4, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Jun 11, 2026

D Democratic30

28 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 30, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jun 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jun 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4698.).

upper

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3).

upper

May 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

upper

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4916.)

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors