Special education: pupil transfers: residency requirements: records.
(1) If an individual with exceptional needs, as defined, transfers from outside the state to a district, as defined, in the state, or transfers from district to district, within the same academic year, existing law requires local educational agencies, as defined, to provide the pupil with a free appropriate public education, including services comparable to those described in the previously approved individualized education program, in consultation with the parents, until the local educational agency conducts a federally required assessment, if determined to be necessary by the local educational agency, and develops a new individualized education program, if appropriate, that is consistent with federal and state law.
California AB 1412 (20252026) — Special education: pupil transfers: residency requirements: records.
(1) If an individual with exceptional needs, as defined, transfers from outside the state to a district, as defined, in the state, or transfers from district to district, within the same academic year, existing law requires local educational agencies, as defined, to provide the pupil with a free appropriate public education, including services comparable to those described in the previously approved individualized education program, in consultation with the parents, until the local educational agency conducts a federally required assessment, if determined to be necessary by the local educational agency, and develops a new individualized education program, if appropriate, that is consistent with federal and state law.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1412 Jeff Gonzalez Assembly Third Reading — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1412 Jeff Gonzalez et al. — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jeff Gonzalez — primary (person)
Davies — coauthor (person)
Grove — coauthor (person)
Michelle Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Schiavo — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2025-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-13 Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A. referral-committee
2025-04-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-21 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1657.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-04 Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A. referral-committee
2025-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2252.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-26 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-09-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 453, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/44540d36-bc8d-4ddf-869f-e0a5c75d43ca. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).