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CA SCA1

CA

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shannon Grove

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the state and its political subdivisions to disburse funds to parents for tuition and education expenses at private schools, including religious schools, for students in kindergarten through grade 12

  • Allows the state to provide tax benefits and other public benefits to private K-12 schools regardless of religious affiliation, overriding existing constitutional prohibitions on public funding of sectarian schools

  • Redefines "average daily attendance" for Proposition 98 funding calculations to include children who use School Choice Flex Accounts or Special Education Flex Accounts for private education, maintaining public school funding levels despite enrollment shifts

  • Permits the Legislature to reallocate ad valorem property tax revenues according to the School Choice Flex Account Act of 2025

  • Requires a 2/3 vote of the Legislature and voter approval to amend the California Constitution; mandates the Attorney General to defend the measure against legal challenges

Legislative Description

Educational expenses: school choice flex accounts and special education flex accounts.

Last Action

Referred to Coms. on ED. and E. & C.A.

1/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/5/2026
Rules1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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