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Gov. Newsom Signs Black Caucus Members' Bills Reforming

Student Expulsion, Early Childhood Education

Assemblymembers Mia Bonta (D- Alameda) and Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), members of the California Legis- lative Black Caucus (CLBC), are celebrat- ing the signing of two of their bills aimed at improving education outcomes

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FORNIA one reforming the student expulsion process, and the other strengthening the state's early child- hood education sys- tem.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1230, authored by Bonta, on Oct. 3. The new law, known. as the Expulsion Reha- bilitation Plan Reform, improves the rehabili- tation and readmission process for students

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Under AB 1230, school districts are now required to help students access the habilitation plans and ensure that financial or transportation barriers do not prevent read- mission.

to prolonged exclu- sion from school. The measure also limits ex- tensions of expulsion terms to one additional semester at a time. See "Gov. Ne..." page 8 ing expulsion get the Bonta stated. individualized sup- port they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Grateful to (Gov. New- som) for standing with us to fight the 'school- to-prison pipeline,"

The law addresses long-standing short- comings in Califor- nia's expulsion system, where vague rehabili- tation plans and proce- dural barriers often led

"AB 1230 is now law. Together, we're resources necessary to complete their re- ensuring students fac-

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