California Education Code

§ 17586

EDC § 17586 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 1 · Title 1 · Part 10.5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)A school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, that undertakes an addition, alteration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or retrofit of a school building, shall install interior locks on each door of any room with an occupancy of five or more persons in that school building.

(b)The requirement in subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:

(1)Doors that are locked from the outside at all times, doors with locks that lock from the inside, and pupil restrooms.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 45. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.