Overview

• AB 715 cleared the Senate 35-0 and the Assembly 71-0 with abstentions, moving to the governor’s desk.
• The bill would establish a statewide Office for Civil Rights and an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator to receive complaints, investigate school employees, and recommend discipline.
• Lawmakers removed a formal definition of antisemitism and dropped prescriptive curriculum language, while referencing the U.S. Strategy to Counter Antisemitism that cites IHRA standards.
• Supporters including the Anti-Defamation League call the measure a needed safeguard for Jewish students in K–12 schools amid reported incident increases.
• Opposition from the ACLU, California Teachers Association, California School Boards Association, CAIR, and others warns of chilled classroom discussion and vague enforcement standards.