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CA AB2023

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2020

Primary Sponsor

David Chiu

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges campuses to update former student records with legal name or gender changes upon receipt of government-issued documentation (driver's license, birth certificate, passport, social security card, or court order).

  • Mandates institutions reissue documents including transcripts and diplomas with updated legal names or genders when requested by former students.

  • Requires institutions to allow graduating students beginning with the 2022–23 class to request diplomas list their chosen name without requiring legal documentation to prove a name or gender change.

  • Designates the bill as a state-mandated local program, with reimbursement procedures to be determined by the Commission on State Mandates per existing government code provisions.

Legislative Description

Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes.

Last Action

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

4/6/2020

Committee Referrals

Higher Education2/14/2020

Full Bill Text

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