CA SB1026

Requires school districts that establish security departments and local educational agencies contracting with private licensed security agencies (effective January 1, 2025) to specify parameters on weapon use including handcuffs, pepper spray, batons, and firearms on school campuses.

Mandates specification of roles and responsibilities for school administrators, security department personnel, and contracted security officers to ensure personnel and pupil safety, with school administrators assigned primary responsibility for deescalation.

Defines "local educational agency" to include school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools for purposes of the bill's requirements.

Removes references to school police departments and law enforcement agency contracts from the security framework, focusing requirements on school security departments and private licensed security agencies only.