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Committee clears bill to require annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff
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 Legislature after the five-year period.
Gibson described the bill as part of the California Legislative Black Caucus—roadmap from the Reparations Task Force and said training would foster safer, more inclusive environments and improve educator-student trust. The author indicated acceptance of committee amendments that set a minimum of one hour of training per year for five years and exempt employees who have completed similar training within the last 10 years.
Tristan Brown of the California Federation of Teachers and a range of education and classified employee representatives testified in support. No formal opposition witnesses appeared. The committee passed AB 857 as amended to appropriations with five affirmative votes recorded at the roll call.
