AB 453 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.

Summary

Under existing law, each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in cooperation with certain local entities. Existing law requires that the plan include identification of appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the school's procedures for complying with existing laws related to school safety. This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the state board, to, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a statewide stakeholder workgroup, as provided, to review existing comprehensive school safety plans and make recommendations on the development and approval process and the required elements of a comprehensive school safety plan, as provided. The bill would require the Superintendent to, on or before July 1, 2027, submit a report on the recommendations of the workgroup to the Department of Finance and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature. The bill would authorize the Department of Education to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, as provided, with nongovernmental entities to implement these provisions.

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

02/06/25 - Introduced → 02/24/25 - Amended Assembly · 6 edits · Feb 24, 2025

MODERATE

The amendment expands the composition of the statewide stakeholder workgroup on school safety that the Superintendent must convene by July 1, 2026. It increases the number of schoolsite administrators and employee organization representatives from one to two each (split between elementary and secondary levels), adds three new categories of members (fire agency representatives, a school district central office member, and a pupil personnel services credential holder), and changes the membership list from exhaustive to non-exhaustive by adding 'but not be limited to.'

SCOPE

The workgroup membership list changed from a fixed list ('shall include all of the following') to a non-exhaustive one ('shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following'), allowing the Superintendent to add members beyond those specified.

ELIGIBILITY

Schoolsite administrator representation increased from one to two, with one required to be currently serving in an elementary administrative position and one in a secondary administrative position.

Local school employee organization representation increased from one to two, with one required to be currently serving in an elementary school and one in a secondary school.

Two representatives of local fire agencies added as workgroup members, one of whom must be from a rural community.

One member of a school district central office with expertise in school safety added as a workgroup member.

One representative of a school district holding a pupil personnel services credential (such as a school psychologist or counselor) added as a workgroup member.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

lower

May 7, 2025

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9).

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors