Ed. Code, § 220.5 · Article 3. Prohibition of Discrimination
Ed. Code, § 220.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school for the blind or the deaf, or a member of the governing board of a school district or county office of education or a member of the governing body of a charter school, shall not enact or enforce any policy, rule, or administrative regulation that would require an employee or a contractor to disclose any information related to a pupil’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to any other person without the pupil’s consent, unless otherwise required by state or federal law.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
(c) Any policy, regulation, guidance, directive, or other action of a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school for the blind or the deaf, or a member of the governing board of a school district or county office of education or a member of the governing body of a charter school, that is inconsistent with subdivision (a) is invalid and shall not have any force or effect.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 95, Sec. 6. (AB 1955) Effective January 1, 2025.
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