California Education Code

§ 66261.3

EDC § 66261.3 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 5 · Title 3 · Part 40 · Ch. 4.5 · Art. 2

Statute text

“Nationality” or “national identity” includes a person’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, citizenship, or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. Discrimination against Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Christian, or Buddhist students, or students of another religious group, when the discrimination involves racial, ethnic, or ancestral slurs or stereotypes, constitutes discrimination on the basis of nationality or national identity.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (AB 2925) Effective January 1, 2025.