California Code
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 - Educational Equity

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration of Purpose

Section 200. - 200. It is the policy of the State of California...

Section 201. - 201. (a) All pupils have the right to participate fully...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 210. - 210. The definitions in this article shall govern the use...

Section 210.1. - 210.1. “Disability” includes mental and physical disability as defined in...

Section 210.2. - 210.2. “Disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or...

Section 210.3. - 210.3. “Educational institution” means a public or private preschool, elementary,...

Section 210.7. - 210.7. “Gender” means sex, and includes a person’s gender identity...

Section 211. - 211. “Governing board” means the governing board of a school...

Section 212. - 212. “Nationality” includes citizenship, country of origin, and national origin....

Section 212.1. - 212.1. (a) “Race or ethnicity” includes ancestry, color, ethnic group...

Section 212.3. - 212.3. “Religion” includes all aspects of religious belief, observance, and...

Section 212.5. - 212.5. “Sexual harassment” means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual...

Section 212.6. - 212.6. “Sexual orientation” means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality. (Added by...

Section 213. - 213. (a) “State financial assistance” means any funds or other...

Section 214. - 214. “State student financial aid” means any funds or other...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Pupil and Student Suicide Prevention Policies

Section 215. - 215. (a) (1) The governing board or body of a...

Section 215.5. - 215.5. (a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2019, a public school,...

Section 216. - 216. (a) The department shall identify one or more evidence-based...

ARTICLE 2.7 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Pupil Resources

Section 218. - 218. (a) (1) No later than July 1, 2021, the...

ARTICLE 3 - Prohibition of Discrimination

Section 220. - 220. No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the...

Section 221. - 221. This article shall not apply to an educational institution...

Section 221.1. - 221.1. The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations pursuant...

ARTICLE 3.5 - The California Racial Mascots Act

Section 221.2. - 221.2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 221.3. - 221.3. (a) Beginning January 1, 2017, all public schools are...

ARTICLE 4 - Sex Equity in Education Act

Section 221.5. - 221.5. (a) It is the policy of the state that...

Section 221.51. - 221.51. (a) A local educational agency shall not apply any...

Section 221.6. - 221.6. On or before July 1, 2006, the department shall...

Section 221.61. - 221.61. (a) On or before July 1, 2017, public schools,...

Section 221.7. - 221.7. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that female pupils...

Section 221.8. - 221.8. The following list of rights, which are based on...

Section 221.9. - 221.9. (a) Commencing with the 2015–16 school year and every...

Section 222. - 222. (a) A school operated by a school district or...

Section 222.5. - 222.5. (a) A local educational agency shall notify pregnant and...

Section 223. - 223. This chapter shall not apply to the membership practices...

Section 224. - 224. (a) The sex discrimination provisions of this chapter shall...

Section 224.5. - 224.5. (a) There is hereby established the gender equity train-the-trainer...

Section 225. - 225. This article shall not preclude father-son or mother-daughter activities...

Section 229. - 229. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to...

Section 230. - 230. For purposes of this chapter, harassment and other discrimination...

Section 231. - 231. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any educational...

Section 231.5. - 231.5. (a) It is the policy of the State of...

Section 231.6. - 231.6. (a) Each schoolsite in a school district, county office...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Single Gender Schools and Classes

Section 232. - 232. The Legislature finds and declares that there are existing...

Section 232.2. - 232.2. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 220 as it relates to...

Section 232.4. - 232.4. (a) A school district that maintains an existing single...

Section 232.6. - 232.6. This article shall remain in effect only until January...

ARTICLE 5 - Hate Violence Prevention Act

Section 233. - 233. (a) At the request of the Superintendent of Public...

Section 233.5. - 233.5. (a) Each teacher shall endeavor to impress upon the...

Section 233.8. - 233.8. (a) The State Department of Education shall provide regional...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Safe Place to Learn Act

Section 234. - 234. (a) This article shall be known, and may be...

Section 234.1. - 234.1. The department, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 64001,...

Section 234.2. - 234.2. (a) The department shall display current information, and periodically...

Section 234.3. - 234.3. The department shall develop a model handout describing the...

Section 234.4. - 234.4. (a) A local educational agency shall adopt, on or...

Section 234.5. - 234.5. (a) The Superintendent shall post, and annually update, on...

ARTICLE 5.6 - Bullying and Harassment Prevention Information

Section 234.6. - 234.6. (a) For purposes of this article, “local educational agency”...

ARTICLE 5.7 - Pupil Protections Relating to Immigration and Citizenship Status

Section 234.7. - 234.7. (a) Except as required by state or federal law...

ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Schools, Charter Schools, and School Choice

Section 235. - 235. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of...

ARTICLE 7 - Instructional Materials

Section 240. - 240. Governing boards of school districts shall adopt instructional materials...

Section 241. - 241. Nothing in the California Student Safety and Violence Prevention...

ARTICLE 8 - Compliance

Section 250. - 250. Prior to receipt of any state financial assistance or...

Section 251. - 251. (a) A school district shall submit timely, complete, and...

Section 252. - 252. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, to the...

Section 253. - 253. (a) Compliance with the sex discrimination provisions of this...

ARTICLE 9 - Enforcement

Section 260. - 260. The governing board of a school district shall have...

Section 262.3. - 262.3. (a) A party to a written complaint of prohibited...

Section 262.4. - 262.4. This chapter may be enforced through a civil action....