California SB998: Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 33803.2, 33803.3, 33803.4, and 33803.5 of, to add Sections 33802.1 and 33803.6 to, and to repeal Section 33803 of, the Education Code, relating to educational equity. educational equity Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 33803.2, 33803.3, 33803.4, and 33803.5 of, to add Sections 33802.1 and 33803.6 to, and to repeal Section 33803 of, the Education Code, relating to educational equity. educational equity Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators. Existing law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. Existing law establishes the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency. Existing law requires the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Religious Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Gender Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, and an LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. Existing law requires each of the coordinators be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Disability Discrimination Prevention Coordinator to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The bill would change the title of the LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator to instead be the LGBTQ+ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. The bill would require each of the coordinators, in consultation with the State Department of Education, and under the …

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Sponsors

• Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33) · primary sponsor
• Akilah Weber Pierson (D, SD39) · primary sponsor
• Mike Fong (D, AD49) · primary sponsor
• James Ramos (D, AD45) · primary sponsor
• Ward, Christopher (D, AD78) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 670, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
4. August 26, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 5854.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 26, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 25, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 10. Page 6530.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 19, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 19, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB998 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence (August 26, 2026): 30 yea, 9 nay, passed
• SB 998 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By Fong (August 25, 2026): 58 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Do pass. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 17, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB998 Gonzalez et al. (May 19, 2026): 30 yea, 7 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB998?

SB998 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

What does SB998 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 33803.2, 33803.3, 33803.4, and 33803.5 of, to add Sections 33802.1 and 33803.6 to, and to repeal Section 33803 of, the Education Code, relating to educational equity. educational equity Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators…

What is the status of SB998?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 670, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored SB998?

Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB998?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB998