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Committee splits and grants reconsideration on bill expanding parent access to sex‑education materials
Summary
AB 281, a measure to clarify parents’ right to inspect and copy instructional materials for comprehensive sexual health education and to disclose guest‑speaker credentials, failed to clear the committee on a tie vote but the author secured reconsideration.
Assemblymember Gallagher presented AB 281 as a measure to guarantee parents the right to inspect and copy written materials used in comprehensive sexual health education and to require disclosure of credentials for outside presenters. Gallagher said the bill builds on the California Healthy Youth Act by making inspection and limited copying rights explicit, and by adding information about third‑party presenters’ credentials.
Supporters included faith and parent groups and statewide coalitions who argued that increased transparency strengthens…
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