CA SB316

Requires school districts, county boards of education, state special schools, and charter schools serving 11th graders to provide voter preregistration and registration information to each pupil at least once before completing grade 11, starting with the 2026-27 school year

Mandates that voter education information include voting eligibility guidance from the Secretary of State, county elections office materials, online voter registration tools, the Student Poll Worker program, and voting procedures including vote by mail and ballot tracking

Clarifies that administrators of both public and private high schools may appoint students as voter outreach coordinators to organize registration drives, mock elections, and other election-related activities on campus

Allows schools to contract with third-party nonprofit organizations with demonstrated nonpartisan youth civic engagement experience to implement voter education requirements

Requires schools to provide information on obtaining paper voter registration cards upon request from students or parents, while ensuring compliance with state and federal student privacy laws