SB 48: Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

Official summary

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

Existing law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. AB 715 of the 2025–26 Regular Session proposes to, among other things, (1) establish the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency, with the purpose of working directly with local educational agencies to prevent and address discrimination and bias, as specified, and (2) state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to establish coordinators to be employed within the Office of Civil Rights to prevent and address discrimination and bias.

This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Religious Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Gender Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, and an LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. The bill would require each of the coordinators to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 715 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

“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. October 7, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 429, Statutes of 2025.
2. October 7, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. September 23, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
4. September 13, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 3048.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. September 13, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
6. September 13, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 3. Page 3437.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. September 13, 2025Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3414.)
8. September 12, 2025Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
9. September 12, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) .
10. September 11, 2025Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
11. September 10, 2025Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3190.)
12. September 10, 2025Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.