AB 245 — Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes.

Summary

The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by appropriate resolution, make it applicable. The Equity in Higher Education Act provides that it is the policy of the state to afford all persons, regardless of specified characteristics, including gender identity and gender expression, equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary educational institutions of the state. This bill, as part of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, would require a campus of the University of California, California State University, or California Community Colleges to update a former student's records to include the student's updated legal name or gender if the institution receives government-issued documentation, as described, from the student demonstrating that the former student's legal name or gender has been changed. The bill would require the institution to reissue specified documents conferred upon, or issued to, the former student with the former student's updated legal name or gender, if requested by the former student. The bill would prohibit an institution from charging a higher fee for correcting, updating, or reissuing a document based on a legal name or gender change than the fee it charges for correcting, updating, or reissuing that document generally. Commencing with the 2023–24 graduating class, the bill would require an institution to provide an option for a graduating student to request that the diploma to be conferred by the institution list the student's chosen name, as specified. Because this bill imposes new duties on community college districts, it would constitute 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 10/06/21 - Chaptered Current pdf October 06, 2021
• Enrolled 08/31/21 - Enrolled pdf August 31, 2021
• Amended 07/08/21 - Amended Senate pdf July 08, 2021
• Amended 06/22/21 - Amended Senate pdf June 22, 2021
• Introduced 01/13/21 - Introduced pdf January 13, 2021
• AB245 View text html

Action History

1. October 06, 2021

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2021.

2. October 06, 2021

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 02, 2021

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

4. August 30, 2021

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 1. Page 2560.).

5. August 26, 2021

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 23, 2021

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2091.).

7. August 16, 2021

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. July 15, 2021

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

9. July 08, 2021

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

10. June 30, 2021

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 1715.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 22, 2021

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

12. June 21, 2021

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 16).

13. June 03, 2021

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

14. May 25, 2021

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

15. May 24, 2021

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 2. Page 1530.)

16. April 15, 2021

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. April 14, 2021

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).

18. March 24, 2021

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

19. January 28, 2021

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

20. January 14, 2021

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.

21. January 13, 2021

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Chiu · Primary
• Alex Lee · Cosponsor
• Levine · Cosponsor
• Santiago · Cosponsor
• Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor

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