Career technical education: sale of equipment: registry.

Summary

AB 296 would have the State Department of Education run a website where school districts, county offices of education and charter schools list career‑technical equipment they want to sell, with each listing staying up for at least three months. It also changes apprenticeship‑fair requirements, forcing schools to notify apprenticeship programs, host at least one apprenticeship fair each year, and give students one hour of community‑service credit for attending any college, career or apprenticeship fair. The bill applies to all California K‑12 public schools and related agencies and would have expired on Jan. 1, 2032.

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Vote

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jan 8, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jan 22, 2026
• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Jan 7, 2026
• Labor and Employment Committee Hearing
  Labor and Employment · Apr 2, 2025

History

1. Feb 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. Jan 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
3. Jan 22, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
4. Jan 22, 2026In committee: Held under submission.
5. Jan 8, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. Jan 6, 2026Re-referred to Com. on ED.
7. Jan 5, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
8. Apr 3, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
9. Mar 26, 2025Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
10. Mar 25, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
11. Mar 13, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
12. Feb 10, 2025Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and ED.

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Sponsors

• Davies · sponsor

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