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2026 Advocacy

State Legislative Advocacy 2026

ACOE engages in state-level legislative advocacy for education policies that support its students and stakeholders.

ACOE has also taken advocacy positions on other bills introduced this legislative session consistent with the Policy Platform developed by ACOE's Policy Committee.

Enhance Learning Supports

  • POSITION: SUPPORT 
     
    This bill would require CDE to create a registry where LEAs would be authorized, but not required, to list CTE equipment they are selling for purchase by other LEAs.
     
    Link to Bill  

     

  • POSITION: SUPPORT 
     
    This bill would allow LEAs to deem a student who successfully completes a course or series of courses in an apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship program to have fulfilled the visual/performing arts, world language, or CTE course requirement if the program meets specified requirements.
     
    Link to Bill  

     

Human Resources

Improve Fiscal Health and Governance

Increase Child, Youth, Educator, and Staff Wellness

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    POSITION: OPPOSE 
     
    This bill will require a school district or charter school to hire or contract with at least one armed school resource officer, as defined, authorized to carry a loaded firearm to be present at each school of the school district or charter school during regular school hours and any other time when pupils are present on campus, phased in by certain grade spans, as provided. By imposing an additional requirement on school districts and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
     
    Link to Bill      Letter (Assembly Education Committee)   

     

  • POSITION: SUPPORT 
     
    This bill would establish the Unaccompanied Youth Transitional Housing Program which would provide funding for school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to partner with local nonprofits, as defined, and to offer 5-year grants to fund transitional housing projects for unaccompanied homeless youth (16-17). This bill is sponsored by the SPI. 
     
    Link to Bill  

     

  • POSITION: SUPPORT 
     
    This bill would strengthen newly instated protections for minors interacting with companion bots with a focus on preventing bots from producing or facilitating exchange of sexually explicit material.
     
    Link to Bill  

     

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    POSITION: SUPPORT 
     
    This bill will require a school district or charter school to hire or contract with at least one armed school resource officer, as defined, authorized to carry a loaded firearm to be present at each school of the school district or charter school during regular school hours and any other time when pupils are present on campus, phased in by certain grade spans, as provided. By imposing an additional requirement on school districts and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
     
    Link to Bill      Letter (Senate Education Committee)    Letter (Senate Health Committee)  Letter (Senate Appropriations)

     

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    POSITION: OPPOSE 
     
    This bill would reduce the safety of students and personnel in schools and daycares near metal shredders by significantly altering the regulatory framework surrounding metal shredding facilities and reclassifying the hazardous waste they produce as non hazardous material, removing hazardous-waste specific safety requirements.
     
    Link to Bill      Letter (Senate Environmental Quality Committee)   

     

Strengthen Education Workforce

Other Advocacy

State Budget Advocacy

State Administrative Advocacy

Federal Advocacy

Miscellaneous Advocacy