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Panel debates bill to require districts to notify parents about outside consultants and third‑party curriculum providers
Summary
AB 281, by Assemblymember Gallagher, would expand requirements for advance notice about third‑party consultants in school instruction; supporters said it increases family engagement while opponents argued current law already provides transparency. The committee split and placed the bill on call.
Assemblymember Gallagher returned to the dais to present AB 281, a bill that would require school districts to include outside third‑party consultants who provide instruction under the same advance‑notice rules that currently apply to guest speakers. Gallagher said the amended measure removed a previously proposed right to make copies and instead focused on notice to parents: "I think we found some good language here that that works," he said.
Supporters, including parent advocate Kelly Shinkowski, testified that the proposal would…
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