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Committee advances bill requiring annual cultural‑competency training for K–12 staff
Summary
AB 857 would require at least one hour per year of cultural‑competency training for K–12 school employees for five years and a legislative report; the Education Committee advanced the bill to appropriations after the author accepted committee amendments.
The Assembly Education Committee voted to advance AB 857, which would require a minimum of one hour per year of cultural‑competency training for school employees for five years, create limited exemptions for staff who completed similar training within the prior 10 years, and require a report to the Legislature after the training period.
Assemblymember Mike Gibson, the bill’s author, framed the measure as part of the California Legislative Black Caucus’ “road to…
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