The governor signed nearly 800 bills last year, including legislation that caps the cost of insulin, streamlines California State University admissions and temporarily allows sexual assault claims that are past the statute of limitations. This means public schools can close and state employees can elect to take the day off. Gender-neutral bathrooms: All public schools in California will be required to provide at least one all-gender bathroom starting July 1. But the law requires public schools to restrict phone use in order to “support pupil learning and well-being.”Immigration raids: Federal immigration agents are barred from nonpublic areas of public schools unless they have a judicial warrant or court order. AdvertisementAntisemitism: A state Office for Civil Rights will be created to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in California schools.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 01, 2026 17:01 UTC