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Assembly adopts bill to strengthen protections against antisemitism in K–12 schools
Summary
The California Assembly passed AB 715, an intent-language package aimed at preventing and responding to antisemitism in K–12 schools, after extended debate and broad bipartisan co‑sponsorship. The measure passed 64–0 and sets a framework for later regulatory and statutory detail.
The California Assembly on May 14 passed AB 715, an intent-language bill the author described as a six‑pronged approach to prevent and respond to antisemitism in kindergarten through 12th‑grade classrooms.
AB 715, introduced during the floor session as “Assembly bill 715 by Assemblymember's Board,” passed on a 64–0 recorded vote after multiple members from the Assembly’s diversity caucuses and the bill’s co‑authors spoke in support on the floor.
The bill’s author, Assemblymember's Board, told colleagues the measure is “about preventing antisemitism, stopping hate, and protecting a community that throughout history has repeatedly been vilified and denigrated.” The author said AB 715 uses intent language to strengthen definitions of religion and nationality, expand protections for students facing religion‑ or…
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