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This bill establishes four new Discrimination Prevention Coordinator positions within the proposed Office of Civil Rights, each focusing on a specific area of potential discrimination in educational settings. These coordinators would be for religious discrimination, race and ethnicity discrimination, gender discrimination, and LGBTQ discrimination. Each coordinator would be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and would work to prevent and address bias in public educational institutions. The bill is contingent upon the passage of Assembly Bill 715 in the 2025-26 Regular Session, which would create the Office of Civil Rights under the Government Operations Agency. The bill aligns with existing California state policy of ensuring equal rights and opportunities in educational institutions for individuals regardless of characteristics such as disability, gender, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, and other specified characteristics. By creating these specialized coordinator roles, the bill aims to provide targeted support and oversight to prevent discrimination and promote educational equity across different demographic groups.

Budget and Finance, Education, Justice

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