AB 419 requires that the governing board of local educational agencies (LEAs) post and distribute to parents and guardians information created by the California Attorney General regarding children’s right to free public education regardless of immigration status or religious beliefs. Specifically, the LEA must post and distribute the Attorney General’s Guide on the Immigration-Enforcement Actions at Schools Guide for Students and Families, also known as “Know Your Educational Rights.”
The bill requires LEAs to post the Know Your Educational Rights guide on their administrative buildings, each school site, and on their website. The information must be posted in every language that the Attorney General provides. The Attorney General is required to update the information. The LEA must update the posted information no later than the school year following the Attorney General’s update.
In addition to posting, the information in the Know Your Educational Rights guide must also be provided to parents and guardians. The information may be included in the required annual notification to parents and guardians or any other cost-effective means as determined by the LEA.
For purposes of this bill, LEAs include a school district, county office of education, and charter school. “School site” is defined as an individual school campus of a school district, county office of education, or charter school, an area where an LEA’s school-sponsored activity is currently held, or a school bus or other transportation by an LEA.
The California Attorney General’s resources related to immigration may be accessed at https://oag.ca.gov/immigrant#resources.
(AB 419 amends Section 234.7 of the Education Code.)