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This bill aims to enhance voter education and registration efforts in California high schools by expanding existing provisions related to voter outreach. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, the bill requires school districts, county boards of education, state special schools, and charter schools serving 11th-grade students to provide comprehensive voter registration information to students at least once before they complete 11th grade. The information must cover topics such as voting eligibility, county election services, optional voter registration processes, the Student Poll Worker program, and detailed voting procedures including in-person and mail-in voting, ballot tracking, and accessibility services for voters with disabilities. Schools can deliver this information through various methods like in-class instruction, family sessions, or counselor meetings. The bill also clarifies that schools may appoint student voter outreach coordinators who can coordinate voter registration activities and election-related events on campus. Additionally, schools must provide paper voter registration card information upon request and ensure all information sharing complies with student privacy laws. Schools are permitted to partner with nonprofit organizations experienced in nonpartisan youth civic engagement to implement these requirements, and if the state mandates result in additional costs, local agencies may be reimbursed accordingly.

Budget and Finance, Education, Government Affairs

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