{"code":"EDC","codeName":"Education Code","section":"220.5","citation":"Ed. Code, § 220.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1. - 446.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Educational Equity [200. - 280.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Prohibition of Discrimination [220. - 221.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-1/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 95, Sec. 6.   (AB 1955)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school for the blind or the deaf, or a member of the governing board of a school district or county office of education or a member of the governing body of a charter school, shall not enact or enforce any policy, rule, or administrative regulation that would require an employee or a contractor to disclose any information related to a pupil’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to any other person without the pupil’s consent, unless otherwise required by state or federal law.</p><p>(b) Subdivision (a) does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.</p><p>(c) Any policy, regulation, guidance, directive, or other action of a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school for the blind or the deaf, or a member of the governing board of a school district or county office of education or a member of the governing body of a charter school, that is inconsistent with subdivision (a) is invalid and shall not have any force or effect.</p>","text":"(a) A school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school for the blind or the deaf, or a member of the governing board of a school district or county office of education or a member of the governing body of a charter school, shall not enact or enforce any policy, rule, or administrative regulation that would require an employee or a contractor to disclose any information related to a pupil’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to any other person without the pupil’s consent, unless otherwise required by state or federal law. (b) Subdivision (a) does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law. (c) Any policy, regulation, guidance, directive, or other action of a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school for the blind or the deaf, or a member of the governing board of a school district or county office of education or a member of the governing body of a charter school, that is inconsistent with subdivision (a) is invalid and shall not have any force or effect.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/prohibition-of-discrimination-220-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}