California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1665: School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 35179.1 of, and to add Sections 33315.7 and 49032.1 to, the Education Code, relating to school athletics. school athletics School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 35179.1 of, and to add Sections 33315.7 and 49032.1 to, the Education Code, relating to school athletics. school athletics School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to have general control of, and be responsible for, all aspects of the interscholastic athletic policies, programs, and activities in its school district, as provided, and requires the governing board of a school district to ensure that all interscholastic policies, programs, and activities in the school district comply with state and federal law. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to enter into associations or consortia with other governing boards for purposes of governing regional or statewide interscholastic athletics, as provided. Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools and states the intent of the Legislature that the CIF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, implement specified policies relating to interscholastic athletics. Existing law, the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, declares the intent of the Legislature to establish a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, to be administered by school districts with an emphasis …
Sponsors
- Blanca Pacheco (D, AD64) · primary sponsor
- Jacqui Irwin (D, AD42) · primary sponsor
- Jesse Gabriel (D, AD46) · primary sponsor
- Isaac Bryan (D, AD55)
- Juan Carrillo (D, AD39)
- Stephanie Nguyen (D, AD10)
- Michelle Rodriguez (D, AD53)
- John Harabedian (D, AD41)
- Gail Pellerin (D, AD28)
- Zbur, Rick Chavez (D, AD51)
- Juan Alanis (R, AD22)
- David Alvarez (D, AD80)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 886, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6599.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- AB 1665 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1665 Pacheco et al. By Ashby (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 10, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1665 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading (May 14, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (May 6, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (March 25, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1665?
- AB1665 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training.
- What does AB1665 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 35179.1 of, and to add Sections 33315.7 and 49032.1 to, the Education Code, relating to school athletics. school athletics School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training…
- What is the status of AB1665?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 886, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1665?
- Blanca Pacheco (D, AD64), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB1665?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1665
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