The California Legislature reviews existing code sections and makes substantive and non-substantive changes. This year, those changes are reflected in AB 1170. This summary identifies the substantive changes made to Education Code sections.
(1) Amends Education Code section 45202. Existing law provides that a classified of a school district, county superintendent of schools, state special school, or community college district who is terminated from their employment after one calendar year or more for reasons other than for cause, shall have the total amount of earned leave of absence for illness and injury transferred to the subsequent employing school district, county superintendent of schools or state special school. AB 1170 amends existing law to also include community college districts. This revision provides that an employee may now transfer earned illness and injury leave if their subsequent employer is a community college district.
(2) Amends Education Code section 66023.5 to remove the provision that provided access to food pantry services offered by the Basic Needs Center to classified employees for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 fiscal years. It also removes the requirement to create a report with the data and information regarding the number of classified employees who used the food pantry service. While AB 1170 removed this language, SB 148 amends the law and reinstates the program and reporting requirements.
(3) Amends Education Code section 66076.2, which requires a 2/3 vote of the governing board to designate qualifying applicants with the Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions. The bill amends this section to clarify that it requires a 2/3 vote of the governing board present for the vote.
(4) Repeals Education Code section 69996.9 effective July 1, 2025, which established the KIDS Account.
(AB 1170 amends Sections 8222, 8242, 10864, 17586, 33328.5, 33355, 42238.026, 44260.1, 44320.5, 44395, 45202, 46392, 47604.2, 48306, 51225.7, 51255, 66023.4, 66023.5, 66076.2, 66270.7, 66280.5, 66308, 66749.81, 69996.9, and 76303 of, and amends and renumbers Section 51225.32 of, the Education Code, amongst other Code sections.)