California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 998
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Gonzalez
Cosponsors (4)
- Weber Pierson (Democratic)
- Fong (Democratic)
- Ramos (Democratic)
- Ward (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
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. Existing law establishes the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency. Existing law requires 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. Existing law requires each of the coordinators be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Disability Discrimination Prevention Coordinator to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The bill would change the title of the LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator to instead be the LGBTQ+ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. The bill would require each of the coordinators, in consultation with the State Department of Education, and under the supervision of the Government Operations Agency, to, among other things, (1) develop, consult on, and provide discrimination education to teachers, staff, governing board and body members, administrators, and other local educational agency personnel to identify and proactively prevent discrimination, as provided, (2) provide technical assistance, upon specified request, to local educational agencies to access restorative justice resources, training, and practitioners, and (3) engage with local educational agencies to ensure administrators are equipped to address conflicts at an early stage with the goal of proactively resolving incidents of discrimination, as specified.
This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Deputy Coordinator on Anti-Black Racism, a Deputy Coordinator on Anti-Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (Anti-AANHPI) Discrimination, a Deputy Coordinator on Anti-Latino Discrimination, and a Deputy Coordinator on Anti-Native American Discrimination, and would require these deputy coordinators to report directly to the Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. The bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to provide resources and training on how to properly assist in cases of discrimination that involve the intersectionality of protected characteristics, as provided.
Text versions
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered· Sep 27, 2026
- 08/28/26 - Enrolled· Aug 28, 2026
- 08/19/26 - Amended Assembly· Aug 19, 2026
- 06/18/26 - Amended Assembly· Jun 18, 2026
- 06/09/26 - Amended Assembly· Jun 9, 2026
- 04/08/26 - Amended Senate· Apr 8, 2026
- 03/25/26 - Amended Senate· Mar 25, 2026
- 02/09/26 - Introduced· Feb 9, 2026
- SB998
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 Senate | Unfinished Business SB998 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 26, 2026 House | SB 998 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By Fong | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 23, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 17, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 19, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading SB998 Gonzalez et al. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 4, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 670, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 31, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m. - Aug 26, 2026 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 25, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Aug 25, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 10. Page 6530.) Ordered to the Senate. - Aug 19, 2026 · House
Ordered to third reading. - Aug 19, 2026 · House
Read third time and amended. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 13). - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. - Aug 5, 2026 · House
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. - Jun 23, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 18, 2026 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 18, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 9, 2026 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. - May 26, 2026 · House
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. - May 20, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 4345.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4260.) (May 14). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 14. - May 4, 2026 · Senate
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 4. - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 3977.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing April 21. - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3899.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing April 15. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12. - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.