CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 642Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 13, 2025 An act to amend Section 17261 of the Education Code, relating to school buildings.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 642, as introduced, Muratsuchi. School buildings: construction plans.Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board and specifies its membership and duties. Existing law imposes specified duties on the board with respect to the allocation and expenditure of state funds for the construction of public school facilities. Existing law requires the board to obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state and requires the plans to meet the needs of school districts that require school buildings of various sizes. Existing law authorizes these plans to include designs that promote, among other things, the efficient use of energy and water.This bill would expressly authorize the above-described plans to also include designs that promote an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17261 of the Education Code is amended to read:17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 642Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 13, 2025 An act to amend Section 17261 of the Education Code, relating to school buildings.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 642, as introduced, Muratsuchi. School buildings: construction plans.Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board and specifies its membership and duties. Existing law imposes specified duties on the board with respect to the allocation and expenditure of state funds for the construction of public school facilities. Existing law requires the board to obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state and requires the plans to meet the needs of school districts that require school buildings of various sizes. Existing law authorizes these plans to include designs that promote, among other things, the efficient use of energy and water.This bill would expressly authorize the above-described plans to also include designs that promote an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 642
Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 13, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi
February 13, 2025
An act to amend Section 17261 of the Education Code, relating to school buildings.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 642, as introduced, Muratsuchi. School buildings: construction plans.
Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board and specifies its membership and duties. Existing law imposes specified duties on the board with respect to the allocation and expenditure of state funds for the construction of public school facilities. Existing law requires the board to obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state and requires the plans to meet the needs of school districts that require school buildings of various sizes. Existing law authorizes these plans to include designs that promote, among other things, the efficient use of energy and water.This bill would expressly authorize the above-described plans to also include designs that promote an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change.
Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board and specifies its membership and duties. Existing law imposes specified duties on the board with respect to the allocation and expenditure of state funds for the construction of public school facilities. Existing law requires the board to obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state and requires the plans to meet the needs of school districts that require school buildings of various sizes. Existing law authorizes these plans to include designs that promote, among other things, the efficient use of energy and water.
This bill would expressly authorize the above-described plans to also include designs that promote an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17261 of the Education Code is amended to read:17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17261 of the Education Code is amended to read:17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.
SECTION 1. Section 17261 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.
17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.
17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.
17261. The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.