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California 20252026

AB 1985

Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: 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
Studenthealth, athleticcoachesandtrainers, mentalhealthtraining
Introduced / first action
2026-02-13 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Pupil and student health: athletic coaches: mental health training.
  • Student health: athletic coaches: mental health training.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. This bill, which would be known as Sarah Shulze's Law, would require each campus of the California State University, each community college of a community college district, and each private postsecondary educational institution and independent institution of higher education that receives state financial assistance, and would request each campus of the University of California, to require a person who serves as a coach or trainer in an athletic program, as a condition of the person's employment or volunteer service, to complete a student mental health training on or before July 1, 2028, and every 2 years thereafter. The bill would require the training, at a minimum, to cover suicide prevention education and would authorize the training to be provided by an entity that offers free, online, or other types of training courses. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

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  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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  12. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

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  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5214.)

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. Read second time and amended.

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  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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  21. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  22. Read second time and amended.

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

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  24. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

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  26. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.

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  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  28. Read first time. To print.

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