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Committee clears bill to require annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff

2794203 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

AB 857 would require at least one hour of cultural competency training annually for five years for K-12 staff, with exemptions for employees who completed similar training in prior 10 years; the committee passed the bill as amended.

Assemblymember Gibson presented AB 857, which would require K-12 school staff to complete annual cultural competency training for five years, with legislative amendments clarifying structure, exemptions and a reporting requirement to the…

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