Safety Act (California law)

Safety Act
Citation[1]
PassedJuly 15, 2024
Signed byGovernor Gavin Newsom
SignedJuly 15, 2024
Bill citation[2]
Amended by
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Status: In force

The Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today's Youth Act, also known as the AB1955 bill, Safety Act or SAFETY Act,[1][2][3] is an first-in-nation act signed and activated by California governor Gavin Newsom on July 15, 2024.[4][5] The state law allows educators discretion in informing parents of a child's LGBTQ+ identity, but bars disclosure being a requirement.[4][6][7]

The law has become a controversial topic, with many parents and people protesting and proposing to repeal it, Elon Musk, CEO of X (Twitter), as well as co-founder of SpaceX, shared that he would move SpaceX and X headquarters (X Corp.) to Starbase, Texas (Brownsville, Texas) and Austin, Texas,[8][9][10] Musk already moved SpaceX to Starbase and X Corp. to Bastrop, Texas.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ "AB 1955: Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today's Youth Act. | Digital Democracy". digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ "California AB1955 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session". LegiScan. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  3. ^ "New SAFETY Act Signed into Law to Protect LGBTQ+ Students in California | Official Website - Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward Representing the 78th California Assembly District". a78.asmdc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ a b Knutsen, Max (2024-07-17). "California AB 1955: What Is the SAFETY Act?". Plural Policy. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  5. ^ "Protecting the Rights of Trans and Nonbinary Youth in California | ACLU of Northern CA". www.aclunc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  6. ^ "Newsom Signs AB 1955 and Okays Schools Lying to Parents, Opening the Door to Lawsuits and Child Exploitation". California Policy Center. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  7. ^ "Gov. Newsom signs first-in-nation bill banning schools' transgender notification policies". The Mercury News. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ^ "Elon Musk says SpaceX and X headquarters moving to Texas, blames new California transgender law". NBC News. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  9. ^ Press • •, The Associated (2024-07-16). "Elon Musk says he's moving SpaceX, X HQs to Texas". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  10. ^ Kolodny, Lora (2024-07-16). "Elon Musk says SpaceX and X headquarters moving to Texas, blames California trans student privacy law". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  11. ^ "Elon Musk to move SpaceX and X HQ over gender identity law". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  12. ^ Elizabeth Howell (2024-07-17). "Elon Musk says he'll move SpaceX headquarters to Texas over new California LGBTQ+ law". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
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