Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 428, Sec. 5. (AB 715) Effective January 1, 2026.
(a)The Office of Civil Rights shall employ the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
(b)The Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, in consultation with the department, and under the supervision of the Government Operations Agency, shall do all of the following:
(1)Develop, consult on, and provide antisemitism education to teachers, staff, governing board or body members, administrators, and other local educational agency personnel to identify and proactively prevent antisemitism.
(2)Make recommendations, in coordination with the executive
director of the state board, to the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on legislation necessary for the prevention of antisemitism in educational settings.
(3)Engage and advise on the actions taken by the office on issues relating to antisemitism and the Jewish community.
(4)Engage with local educational agencies on the handling of antisemitism.
(5)Beginning September 1, 2027, track and report to the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, the executive director of the state board, and the Superintendent complaints and resolutions or lack of resolutions of complaints made pursuant to Section 33315 relating to antisemitism in all local educational agencies serving pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(6)Engage with relevant community stakeholders, as determined by the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator, in the execution of their duties.
(c)The United States National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, published by the Biden Administration on May 25, 2023, shall be a basis to inform the Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator on how to identify, respond to, prevent, and counter antisemitism.
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