AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 6, 2026

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 19, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

97

Introduced by Assembly Members Lackey, Alanis, and Blanca Rubio

February 19, 2026

An act to add and repeal Section 33319.7 of the Education Code, relating to pupil safety.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: yes   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law establishes the State Department of Education under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and assigns to the department numerous responsibilities relating to the governance of the public elementary and secondary schools in the state.

This bill would require the department to conduct a study on nonconsensual artificial intimate images involving pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and would require the study to include, among other things, a summary of the resources for schools regarding nonconsensual artificial intimate images and the effects of nonconsensual artificial intimate images on pupils. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, to complete and submit the study to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 33319.7 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 33319.6, to read:

33319.7.

(a) The department shall conduct a study on nonconsensual artificial intimate images involving pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) A summary of the resources available for schools regarding nonconsensual artificial intimate images.

(2) The number of incidents involving nonconsensual artificial intimate images of pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, reported to local educational agencies and local law enforcement agencies since January 1, 2024, the responses to those incidents, and the outcomes of those reported incidents.

(3) The effects of nonconsensual artificial intimate images on pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.

(4) Recommended revisions to school policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.).

(5) A summary of current policies and procedures used by schools to respond to incidents involving nonconsensual artificial intimate images.

(b) On or before January 1, 2028, the department shall complete and submit the study described in subdivision (a) to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature.

(c) (1) A study to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2032.