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SB 1140: Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.
What SB 1140 does, verified September 22, 2026
This bill aims to improve pupil safety by requiring schools to limit access to unauthorized individuals during construction, maintenance, and repair projects. The schools must develop a comprehensive safety plan that includes procedures for safe ingress and egress of students, parents, and employees. The plan must also outline measures to exclude unauthorized individuals from school property. The bill would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, requiring them to develop and implement these plans. The state would be responsible for reimbursing local agencies and school districts for the costs associated with implementing these plans.
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 421, Statutes of 2026. (2026-09-20)Alert me
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| Sep. 20, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 421, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 20, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 04, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 20, 2026 · 415 words
Senate Bill No. 1140
CHAPTER 421
An act to add Section 17603.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety.
[ Approved by Governor September 20, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 20, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1140, Ashby. Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to determine the method of payment for construction contracts, including progress payments for completed portions of the work or for materials delivered on the ground or stored subject to the control of the board and unused.
This bill would require the governing board or body of a local educational agency, as defined, to ensure that the contract or contracts for any construction project, as defined, taking place during school hours include security provisions that limit access to the construction site and keep unauthorized individuals off school property. To the extent the additional contract terms would impose additional duties on local educational agencies or other local entities or officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17603.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:17603.5.
(a) The governing board or body of a local educational agency shall ensure that the contract or contracts for any construction project taking place during school hours include security provisions that limit access to the construction site and keep unauthorized individuals off school property.(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent otherwise lawful access to a construction project.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Construction project” means all construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, and maintenance work performed on a schoolsite.
(2) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or a charter school.
SEC. 2.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.Text of SB 1140 as chaptered, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions