AB 281: Comprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education: outside consultants.

Official summary

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

The California Healthy Youth Act requires school districts, defined to include county boards of education, county superintendents of schools, the California School for the Deaf, the California School for the Blind, and charter schools, to ensure that all pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, receive comprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education, as specified. The act authorizes a school district to provide that education earlier than grade 7 with age-appropriate and medically accurate information. The act authorizes a school district to provide sexual health education and HIV prevention to be taught by an outside consultant, and to hold an assembly to deliver that education by guest speakers. Under the act, if a school district exercises that authorization, the school district is required to provide notice of the date of instruction, name of the organization or affiliation of each guest speaker, and information stating the right of the parent or guardian to request a copy of various laws, as specified.

This bill would require a school district, if it elects to provide sexual health education or HIV prevention education to be taught by outside consultants, to also provide notice of the name of the organization or affiliation of the outside consultants.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 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. February 2, 2026Died on third reading file.
2. January 26, 2026Ordered to third reading.
3. January 26, 2026From inactive file.
4. January 22, 2026Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Gallagher.
5. June 12, 2025Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gallagher.
6. April 21, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
7. April 10, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 9).
8. March 26, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
9. March 18, 2025Re-referred to Com. on ED.
10. March 17, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
11. March 12, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
12. February 10, 2025Referred to Com. on ED.