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Committee advances bill to add Title IX instruction and safety weeks to curriculum
Summary
SB 334 (Reyes), presented by Senator Gonzales, would add Title IX and state complaint-procedure information to health and education curriculum frameworks and create Title IX safety weeks. Supporters said it would help prevent sexual harassment; the committee voted to pass the bill to Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senator Susan Gonzales presented SB 334 on behalf of Senator Reyes, asking the committee to incorporate Title IX and uniform complaint-procedure material into the health and education curriculum framework and to establish Title IX safety weeks. The bill also would add statutory language requiring curriculum to include procedures for complaints and investigations related to sexual harassment and abuse.
Student and labor witnesses described high rates of sexual harassment and assaults and told the committee that better education about rights and reporting pathways could reduce harm. Rohan (Rohan Michael Aban) of GenUp and Tristan Brown, a student speaker, said that many students lack information about rights and how to file complaints; they urged lawmakers to adopt the proposal.
Committee members expressed support and concern. Senator Choi said the measure raised a complicated set of questions but indicated willingness to move the bill; Senator Cortese and others described recent federal and local enforcement findings in districts and urged clearer state-level guidance while defending students’ access to education. Senator Ochoa Bogue and other members emphasized the bill’s local relevance and coauthorship.
The committee recorded a motion to pass SB 334 to the Senate Judiciary Committee and placed the measure on call for absent members; the clerk later reported the bill passed the committee with recorded ayes and no nos.
