AB 49 became effective September 20, 2025, following the Governor’s signature. The bill applies to local education agencies (LEA), which consist of school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.
AB 49 amends existing law to prohibit school officials from allowing an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement from entering a nonpublic area of a school site without a valid judicial warrant, judicial subpoena, or court order. However, even if a valid judicial warrant, subpoena, or court order is presented, the bill is not intended to restrict the LEA’s right to consult with legal counsel or challenge the validity of a warrant, subpoena, or court order.
The bill further provides that LEA employees or personnel shall not disclose records or information about a pupil, their family or household, without the pupil’s parents’ or guardians’ written consent. The prohibition extends to a pupil’s home and information about a pupil’s travel schedule. Additionally, if a valid judicial warrant, subpoena, or court order is issued, the LEA must provide the parent notification required under federal law.
(AB 49 amends Section 234.7 of the Education Code.)