Bill Text: CA SCR116 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Concurrent Resolution 116

Introduced

Bill Title: National School Choice Week.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-05-14 - Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Alvarado-Gil. [SCR116 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SCR116-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Concurrent Resolution

No. 116

Introduced by Senator Alvarado-Gil
(Coauthors: Senators Choi, Jones, Ochoa Bogh, Seyarto, and Valladares)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis and Hadwick)

February 02, 2026

Relative to National School Choice Week.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SCR 116, as introduced, Alvarado-Gil. National School Choice Week.

This measure would designate the week of January 25, 2026, to January 31, 2026, inclusive, as National School Choice Week.

Fiscal Committee: NO

WHEREAS, The California Constitution requires the Legislature to encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement; and

WHEREAS, Excellence in education is a primary goal of the state and is essential to preparing pupils for civic participation, workforce readiness, and lifelong learning; and

WHEREAS, The state’s pupil body is one of the most diverse in the world, encompassing urban, suburban, rural, and agricultural communities, and, therefore, requires a diverse educational system; and

WHEREAS, The state’s public education system includes a variety of instructional models, including traditional public schools, charter schools, and nonclassroom-based programs designed to serve diverse pupil needs; and

WHEREAS, A pupil’s residence or geographic location should not determine the quality of that pupil’s education; and

WHEREAS, All pupils in the state, regardless of background, should have access to high-quality schools that meet their individual educational needs; and

WHEREAS, School choice programs provide pupils and parents with access to high-quality schools and instructional models; and

WHEREAS, Parents and taxpayers who support the public education system should have meaningful options to choose the school that best serves their children; and

WHEREAS, School choice encourages parental engagement and strengthens partnerships between families, schools, and local communities; and

WHEREAS, School choice is particularly important for low-income families and families in rural or geographically isolated areas who may have limited educational options; and

WHEREAS, The state recognizes the many dedicated teaching professionals in public and nonpublic schools who are committed to educating the state’s pupils; and

WHEREAS, The state has long embraced educational choice in the provision of higher education through a variety of public and independent institutions; and

WHEREAS, Parents, pupils, and educators throughout the nation annually recognize the importance of educational opportunity and effective school options for all children; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week of January 25, 2026, to January 31, 2026, inclusive, as National School Choice Week; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.