SB277Introduced in the Senate
Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-786)
Introduced by Michelee Cruz-Crawford, District 1
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations relating to the licensure of school psychologists, school counselors and school social workers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445. (Effective October 1, 2025)
June 9, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · May 31, 2025
38
Yes
1
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | Yes |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | Yes |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 272.)
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 782.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 1, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
In Senate.
To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445. (Effective October 1, 2025)
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