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Senate passes AB 7 15 to expand civil‑rights protections and school reporting; intense floor debate precedes unanimous passage
Summary
After multi‑day negotiations and lengthy floor debate, the Senate passed Assembly Bill 7 15 to create a state office of civil rights, require school safety plan updates, and add an antisemitism prevention coordinator; authors committed to continued cleanup language on instruction standards.
The California Senate passed Assembly Bill 7 15 following a long, often emotional floor debate about campus safety, academic freedom, and how schools should handle incidents of harassment and discrimination.
AB 7 15, carried in the Senate by multiple sponsors, creates a state Office of Civil Rights (to be housed in the Government Operations Agency) and requires local education agencies to update school safety plans with procedures to prevent and respond to discriminatory incidents. The bill establishes a coordinator focused on antisemitism prevention and authorizes the office to provide guidance and technical assistance to districts. SB 48, a companion measure the same evening, adds…
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