California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1721: Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 32282.3 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. pupil safety Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans. Under existing law, each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in cooperation with certain local entities…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to add Section 32282.3 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. pupil safety Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans. Under existing law, each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in cooperation with certain local entities. Existing law requires that the plan include identification of appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the school’s procedures for complying with existing laws related to school safety. This bill would require the Education Commissioner, in consultation with the State Board of Education and specified stakeholders, to develop recommendations on the development and approval processes for school safety plans. The bill would require the Education Commissioner, in consultation with the stakeholders, to review existing comprehensive school safety plans and make recommendations on the development and approval processes for, and the required elements of, a comprehensive school safety plan, as provided. The bill would require the Education Commissioner to, on or before July 1, 2028, submit a report on recommendations on the development and approval of school safety plans to the Department of Finance and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature. The bill …
Sponsors
- Al Muratsuchi (D, AD66) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373, 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 79. Noes 0. Page 6635.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Ordered to third reading.
- : From special consent calendar.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1721 Muratsuchi By Ochoa Bogh (August 26, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1721 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (June 29, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 17, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1721 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading (May 21, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1721?
- AB1721 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.
- What does AB1721 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 32282.3 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. pupil safety Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans. Under existing law, each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in cooperation with certain local entities…
- What is the status of AB1721?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1721?
- Al Muratsuchi (D, AD66).
- Where is the official record for AB1721?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1721
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