Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

SB 959 amends the Education Code so that if a school district, county office of education, or charter school loses average daily attendance because of a listed emergency—such as fire, flood, earthquake, pandemic, or an imminent major safety hazard declared by police or fire officials—the Superintendent can estimate the attendance that would have occurred and use that figure for state funding. The law requires affidavits to prove the emergency, limits how long the estimate can apply, and adds special funding formulas for districts hit especially hard by past disasters. It takes effect immediately as an urgency measure to protect school funding during wildfire threats.

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Vote

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6553.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 26, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jul 1, 2026
• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Jun 17, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Apr 13, 2026
• Appropriations
  Senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 13, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.
2. May 20, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
3. May 19, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
4. May 14, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
5. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
6. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
7. Apr 13, 2026April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
8. Mar 27, 2026Set for hearing April 13.
9. Mar 25, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3688.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. Mar 12, 2026Set for hearing March 25.
11. Mar 9, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
12. Feb 11, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.

The 12 most recent of 14 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Tim Grayson (D) · sponsor
• Allen
• Archuleta
• Arreguín
• Ashby
• Blakespear
• Cabaldon
• Caballero
• Cortese
• Gonzalez
• Grayson
• McNerney
• Menjivar
• Reyes
• Schultz
• Wahab
• Weber Pierson
• Wicks

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