AB 711 — Pupil records: name and gender changes.

Summary

Existing law requires school districts to establish, maintain, and destroy pupil records according to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, and requires those regulations to establish state policy concerning pupil records. Existing law authorizes the parent or guardian of a pupil or former pupil to challenge the content of a pupil record by filing a written request with the superintendent of the school district to correct or remove any information the parent or guardian alleges to be, among other things, inaccurate or misleading. If the superintendent refuses to correct or remove the information, existing law authorizes the parent or guardian to appeal that decision to the governing board of the school district. Existing law requires the governing board to hold, within 30 days of the appeal, a closed session with the parent or guardian and the employee who recorded the information in question, and sustain or deny the appeal. If the governing board sustains a parent's or guardian's request, existing law requires the governing board to order the superintendent to correct, remove, or destroy the information at issue, as provided. Existing law requires records of the administrative appeal proceedings to be maintained in a confidential manner and destroyed one year following the final decision of the governing board of the school district, unless the parent or guardian initiates legal proceedings relative to the disputed information within the prescribed period. This bill would require a school district, charter school, or county office of education to update a former pupil's records to include the pupil's updated legal name or gender if the school district, charter school, or county office of education receives government-issued documentation, as described, demonstrating that the former pupil's legal name or gender has been changed. This bill would require the school district, charter school, or county office of education to reissue specified documents conferred upon, or issued to, the former pupil with the former pupil's updated legal name or gender, if requested by the former pupil. The bill would also require the school district, charter school, or county office of education to add a new document to the former pupil's file documenting specified details of the request and reissuance, as provided. This bill would specify that a former pupil without government-issued documentation demonstrating the former pupil's legal name or gender change may use the process to correct or remove any information recorded in a pupil's record, as described above, to correct records in the former pupil's record with the former pupil's updated name or gender. The bill would require the school district to add a new document to the pupil's or former pupil's record documenting specified details of a sustained name or gender request, as provided. The bill would also require the school district to indefinitely maintain the new document in a confidential manner. By imposing a new duty on school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 08/30/19 - Chaptered Current pdf August 30, 2019
• Enrolled 08/16/19 - Enrolled pdf August 16, 2019
• Amended 06/26/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 26, 2019
• Amended 04/30/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 30, 2019
• Amended 04/11/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 11, 2019
• Amended 03/25/19 - Amended Assembly pdf March 25, 2019
• Introduced 02/19/19 - Introduced pdf February 19, 2019
• AB711 View text html

Action History

1. August 30, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 179, Statutes of 2019.

2. August 30, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 23, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. August 15, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 2720.).

5. August 13, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 12, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 2140.).

7. July 09, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. July 08, 2019

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

9. June 26, 2019

   Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 25, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 19).

11. May 29, 2019

    Referred to Com. on ED.

12. May 16, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

13. May 16, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 1765.)

14. May 09, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

15. May 08, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (May 8).

16. May 01, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

17. April 30, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

18. April 29, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 24).

19. April 22, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

20. April 11, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

21. April 10, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

22. March 26, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

23. March 25, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

24. March 21, 2019

    Referred to Com. on ED.

25. February 20, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

26. February 19, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Chiu · Primary
• Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor

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