Requires school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents of students
Summary
Requires school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents of students; requires record keeping and annual reporting; permits districts to jointly establish such programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill was amended to add a new co-sponsor (Sen. GOUNARDES) and update committee status information to reflect that the bill has been discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted. The substantive policy content of the language assistance program requirements remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only procedural and formatting updates.
TECHNICAL
Added Sen. GOUNARDES as a co-sponsor alongside Sen. SEPULVEDA.
Updated committee status to reflect bill was discharged, amended, and recommitted.
Changed bill number from S 894 to S 894--A to indicate amended version.
Minor formatting adjustment in the Preamble line break (Assembly).
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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 894A
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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