AB 935 requires, beginning July 1, 2026, that the Superintendent of Public Instruction collect the following information upon receipt of a complaint under the Uniform Complaint Procedures that alleges unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying:
This information is confidential and shall not be disclosed or subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act. The bill also requires the Superintendent to create a summary report of the information collected that shall be posted on the Department’s website. The summary shall not contain personally identifiable information about any complainant.
AB 935 also establishes new requirements for the Civil Rights Department. The bill requires the Civil Rights Department to collect demographic information regarding the complainant’s protected class and the final action taken by the Department, and the timeline between the receipt of the complaint and the action taken. The bill provides that the information collected shall be kept confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act except to the extent the complaint itself is subject to disclosure.
Beginning July 1, 2027, the Civil Rights Department shall, no later than October 1 of each year, create and publish on the Civil Rights Department’s website a summary report of the information collected for the preceding calendar year. The report shall not contain any personally identifying information about the complainant. The collection of information shall comply with existing governing state and federal laws.
(AB 935 adds Section 33315.5 to the Education Code and adds Section 8310.10 to the Government Code.)