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Committee backs AB 49 "Safe Haven Schools" on due-pass recommendation after supporters cite immigration enforcement at schools
Summary
AB 49, the California Safe Haven Schools Act, received a due-pass recommendation from the Appropriations Committee after sponsors and multiple education and immigrant-rights organizations urged protections for school properties against immigration enforcement. The bill was placed on call for absent members following a partial roll call.
The Appropriations Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to AB 49 (Assemblymember Marisucci, joint-author Senator Gonzales presented), which would bar immigration-enforcement officers from entering school property for enforcement purposes absent a warrant or court order.
Senator Gonzales, presenting the bill, said schools are often the last remaining safe spaces for immigrant families and that enforcement near schools has created fear and instability. "A b 49 would prohibit immigration enforcement officers from entering school property…
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