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AB 2715: School districts: local authority.
What AB 2715 does, verified February 24, 2026
This bill amends an existing law to give school districts more authority to initiate and carry on programs, activities, and actions that are not in conflict with their purposes or other laws. The governing board of a school district can now act in any manner that is not preempted by law or conflicting with its establishment purposes.
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| Feb. 21, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. |
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2026 · 198 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2715
| Introduced by Assembly Member Papan |
February 20, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 35160 of the Education Code, relating to elementary and secondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2715, as introduced, Papan. School districts: local authority.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to initiate and carry on any program, activity, or to act in any manner that is not in conflict with or inconsistent with, or preempted by, any law and that is not in conflict with the purposes for which school districts are established.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 35160 of the Education Code is amended to read:35160.
On and after January 1, 1976, the governing board ofText of AB 2715 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions