Kidango is proud to co-sponsor AB 2806 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio to prohibit suspension and expulsion in preschool and child care programs and strengthen early childhood mental health consultation.
AB 2806 builds equitable learning environments for all students and eliminate exclusionary practices that contribute to the preschool to prison pipeline and seriously harm student outcomes.
Specifically, AB 2806:
- Defines expulsion and suspension in preschool and child care settings serving children 0-5
- Provides that expulsion and suspension will only be used as a last resort when there are serious safety concern
- Requires the state to collect and report data on exclusionary practices and strengthens due process for families who are impacted by suspension and expulsion
- Strengthens the early childhood mental health consultation services provided to support educators in the state preschool program and general childcare program.
Watch Tena Sloan, Vice President of Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation describe the benefits of ECMHC.
By supporting educators and eliminating exclusionary policies that disproportionately harm young learners of color, AB 2806 benefits the entire community by acting against implicit and explicit factors causing students to miss time from the early learning and care setting.
How You Can Support This Bill
1. Submit an Organizational Support Letter for AB 2806
AB 2806 Support Letter Template
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Author: Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
Co-authors: Assemblymember McCarty
Sponsors:
Kidango (Sponsor)
Black Men for Educational Equity (Sponsor)
Santa Clara County Office of Education (Sponsor)
Current Status:
AB 2806 is on its way to Governor Newsoms’ desk!Copy and paste onto your email or letterhead and submit via email to leg.unit@gov.ca.gov using the following subject line “RE: AB (Rubio) Expulsions and Suspensions in Early Learning and Care. REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE”.
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