Bill Text: CA AB821 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 821

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Bill Title: Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: career technical education.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 622, Statutes of 2025. [AB821 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB821-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 821

Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

February 19, 2025

An act to amend Section 51762 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 821, as introduced, Gipson. Pupil instruction: work experience education.

Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among others, career technical education, as specified. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the standards set by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in order to maintain the educational purpose and character of work experience education.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 51762 of the Education Code is amended to read:

51762.

The ~~Department of Education~~ department shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the standards set by the Superintendent ~~of Public Instruction,~~ in order to maintain the educational purpose and character of work experience education.