California SB959: Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard…

From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:

An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard. For purposes of state apportionments based on average daily attendance, as provided, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of a specified emergency, including, among others, the imminence of a major safety hazard as determined by a local law enforcement agency, existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to estimate the average daily attendance in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school approximately the total average daily attendance that would have been credited to the school district, county office of education, or charter school had the emergency not occurred. This bill, for the above-described purposes, would additionally allow a local fire agency to make a determination of the imminence of a major safety hazard. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. TWO_THIRDS NO YES NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION …

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Sponsors

• Grayson, Timothy (D, SD09) · primary sponsor
• Bob Archuleta (D, SD30)
• Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)
• Angelique Ashby (D, SD08)
• Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38)
• Anna Caballero (D, SD14)
• Dave Cortese (D, SD15)
• Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33)
• Jerry McNerney (D, SD05)
• Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20)
• Reyes, Eloise Gómez (D, SD29)
• Aisha Wahab (D)

Latest actions

1. September 29, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 773, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 29, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 2, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6018.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6553.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. August 26, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 17, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 17, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 959 Grayson Third Reading Urgency By Bauer-Kahan (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (July 1, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 17, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause (May 19, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB959?

SB959 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

What does SB959 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard…

What is the status of SB959?

Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 773, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).

Who sponsored SB959?

Grayson, Timothy (D, SD09), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB959?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB959