20250AB__214895CHP INTRODUCED 2026-02-18 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-13 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-04 PASSED_SENATE 2026-06-18 ENROLLED 2026-06-22 CHAPTERED 2026-06-30 APPROVED 2026-06-30 FILED 2026-06-30 AB CHP CHP Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi (Coauthor: Assembly Member Hoover) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover

An act to add

Section to the Education Code, relating to elementary and secondary education. elementary and secondary education Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons. Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools employ personnel to provide instruction to and services for pupils in kindergarten and grades to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites throughout the state.

This bill would explicitly define, for purposes of the Education Code, both a public school employee and a contractor providing services in a public school to mean a natural person. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section is added to the Education Code , immediately following

Section 97 , to read: 98. Both of the following mean a natural person: (

a) A public school employee, including, but not limited to, certificated employees, classified employees, teachers, educators, short-term employees, principals, administrators, counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, and school social workers. (

b) A contractor performing services in a public school.