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Home/Bills/SB 959California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 959: Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 19, 2026

What SB 959 does, verified August 19, 2026

This bill aims to adjust the average daily attendance for schools affected by emergencies, including major safety hazards. If a school's attendance has been significantly decreased due to an emergency, the state will estimate the attendance based on the actual decrease, rather than the usual method. A local fire agency can now make a determination of the imminence of a major safety hazard, allowing for a more accurate estimate. The bill will take effect immediately, as it is declared an urgency statute.

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Last action: Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-17)Alert me
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Bob ArchuletaJesse ArreguínAngelique AshbyCatherine BlakespearAnna CaballeroDave CorteseLena GonzalezJerry McNerneyCaroline MenjivarEloise Gómez ReyesAisha WahabAkilah Weber Pierson
Recent actions21 total · showing 5
Aug. 17, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 17, 2026Read third time and amended.
Aug. 03, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 03, 2026From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Jul. 02, 2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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