Effective January 1, 2026, Assembly Bill (AB) 640 and Senate Bill (SB) 827 will require school boards, city councils, county boards of supervisors, and special district governing boards, as well as elected and certain administrative officers of cities, counties, and special districts, to receive mandatory training on budgetary and financial legal matters specific to each type of agency.
On July 14, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 784, amending Education Code section 56031. Individualized education program (IEP) teams can now provide deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) services as stand-alone supports to students who do not require additional specialized instruction.
On October 7, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1412, enhancing educational continuity for students with disabilities who transfer into California schools from out-of-state, with a particular focus on students of military families.
Effective October 1, 2025, Assembly Bill (AB) 503 permanently restored the ability of school districts to include a proportionate share of the costs of facility maintenance and repairs in the fees charged to users of nonclassroom facilities and grounds.
The California First District Court of Appeal recently ruled in Berkeley People’s Alliance v. City of Berkeley (2025) 114 Cal.App.5th 984, that the City of Berkeley may have violated the Ralph M. Brown Act (Brown Act) when it moved several City Council meetings to smaller rooms in response to public disruptions.
After months of heated legislative debate, California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 495 has emerged from the legislative gauntlet with a markedly revised final form.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Act) does not apply to decisions about whether to admit applicants to medical residency programs.
Assembly Bill (AB) 1369 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 26, 2025. The bill strengthens and clarifies students’ existing right to wear traditional tribal regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance during graduation ceremonies and related school events.
On October 11, 2025, the Governor signed an additional bill, SB 158, that made further changes to CEQA, including cleaning up parts of the provisions added by AB 130 and SB 131, and appropriating $2,106,000 from the General Fund to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to support implementation of SB 131.