California Education Code

§ 44691

EDC § 44691 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 3.2

Statute text

(a)The State Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State Department of Social Services, shall do all of the following:

(1)Develop and disseminate information to all school districts, county offices of education, state special schools and diagnostic centers operated by the State Department of Education, and charter schools, and their school personnel in California, regarding the detection and reporting of child abuse, and post on the department’s internet website links to existing training resources.

(2)Provide statewide guidance on the responsibilities of mandated reporters who are school personnel in accordance with the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code). This guidance shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, both of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 814, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 460, Sec. 9. (SB 848) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 10 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 460.