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CA AB1713
Bill
Status
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rhodesia Ransom
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AI Summary
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Requires California Community Colleges, CSU, and UC campuses to accept Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans from K-12 schools as verification of a student's disability for academic accommodations, effective September 1, 2027
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Prohibits public higher education institutions from requiring students to obtain new or additional diagnostic evaluations solely to verify a disability already documented in an IEP or 504 plan
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Allows campuses to request supplemental information from students only to determine the most appropriate reasonable accommodations, but not to dispute or invalidate the underlying disability determination
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Applies to all California public higher education institutions, including the University of California, and must be implemented consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Legislative Description
Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: verification: academic accommodations.
Last Action
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
3/16/2026