AB 2649: Youth service organizations: parent volunteers.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law requires a youth service organization to develop and implement child abuse prevention policies to, among other requirements, ensure reporting of suspected incidents of child abuse to persons or entities outside of the organization, including reporting required by mandated reporters, as prescribed. Existing law requires an administrator, employee, or regular volunteer of a youth service organization to complete training in child abuse and neglect notification and training in child abuse and neglect reporting, as specified.

Existing law requires an administrator, employee, or regular volunteer of a youth service organization to undergo a background check, as prescribed.

This bill would specify that a parent volunteer, as defined, is not a regular volunteer, would exclude a parent volunteer from the above-described training requirements, and would require a parent volunteer to undergo a background check.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. April 14, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2. March 16, 2026Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S.
3. February 21, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
4. February 20, 2026Read first time. To print.