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Committee advances bill to allow vision and dental screenings for unhoused students without signed parental opt‑in
Summary
AB 677 would allow school districts to release directory information for unhoused students solely to enable no‑cost, on‑campus vision and dental screenings, establishing the same opt‑out procedure used for other students; the committee advanced the bill, which sponsors said would increase access for vulnerable students.
The Assembly Education Committee advanced AB 677, a bill by Assemblymember Chris Bridal that would clarify that directory information for unhoused (homeless) students may be released for the purpose of providing on‑campus, no‑cost dental and vision screening services and would use the same opt‑out procedures that apply to other students.
Bridal said the current rules intended to protect the privacy of unhoused students inadvertently block access to free, school‑based…
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