Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.
(1) Existing law requires local educational agencies to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law requires, in accordance with specified federal laws, parents to be given a copy of their rights and procedural safeguards, as specified.
California SB 373 (20252026) — Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.
(1) Existing law requires local educational agencies to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law requires, in accordance with specified federal laws, parents to be given a copy of their rights and procedural safeguards, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Special Consent SB373 Grove et al. — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB373 Grove et al. Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 373 Grove Senate Third Reading By Jeff Gonzalez — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Grove — primary (person)
Lackey — principal coauthor (person)
Patel — coauthor (person)
Rubio — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2025-02-26 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2025-04-04 Set for hearing April 9.
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 735.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-10 Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-21 April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1198.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1326.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-05 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2025-06-13 July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-07-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3002.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2902.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 579, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2699f98e-8c74-4be0-b9e0-552f88924f7e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).