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California 20252026

AB 1626

Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Interscholasticathletics, behavioralandmentalhealthtraining, coaches, youthsports
Introduced / first action
2026-01-26 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Youth health: sports: coaches.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to have general control of, and be responsible for, all aspects of the interscholastic athletic policies, programs, and activities in its school district, as provided, and requires the governing board of a school district to ensure that all interscholastic policies, programs, and activities in the school district are in compliance with state and federal law. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to enter into associations or consortia with other governing boards for purposes of governing regional or statewide interscholastic athletics, as provided. Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools and states the intent of the Legislature that the CIF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, implement specified policies relating to interscholastic athletics. Existing law, the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, declares the intent of the Legislature to establish a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, to be administered by school districts with an emphasis on specific components, including, among other components, sports psychology. Existing law requires every high school sports coach to complete, at their own expense, a coaching education program that meets the guidelines established by the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program. This bill would require specified trainings for coaches described in AB 1665 of the 2025–26 Regular Session to cover specified mental-health related topics, including, among other topics, trauma-informed care, as provided, and strategies of creating a positive team culture, as provided. The bill would require the department, on or before September 1, 2027, to identify existing training or develop a model youth athletics behavioral and mental health training, as specified, for persons who serve as coaches in youth sports organizations, both for recreational leagues and competitive or club leagues. The bill would require the department to post the training on its internet website and work with local partners to disseminate the training to appropriate youth athletic leagues, youth coaching entities, and relevant statewide organizations and associations. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 35179.1 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1665 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1665 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 1665 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

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Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

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  9. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  10. Ordered to the Senate.

  11. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5188.).

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  13. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  14. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10).

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  17. Referred to Com. on ED.

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  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5053.)

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  20. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  21. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. Coauthors revised.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  25. Read second time and amended.

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  26. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7).

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  27. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.

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  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. Read second time and amended.

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  29. Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and ED.

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  30. From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.

  31. Read first time. To print.

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