Assembly Bill No. 495 (Approved by the governor on October 12, 2025)

This assembly bill was approved by the governor on October 12, 2025. This is an act to amend Section 234.7 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 6550 and 6552 of the Family Code, to add Chapter 3.62(commencing with Section 1597.640) to Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 1502 and 2105 of the Probate Code, relating to immigration.

This bill would revise the definition of relative to expand the type of relative who is authorized to execute a caregiver’s authorization affidavit and grant them the same rights to authorize school-related medical care, and for the minor that are given to guardians. It would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would amend the statutory form for a caregiver’s authorization affidavit.

This bill would revise the information disclosure requirements to require the governing board or body of a local educational agency to provide information related to specified guidance on immigration enforcement issued by the Attorney General and would require that information to be revised as necessary to be consistent with any revisions or updates to the Attorney General’s guidance. It would require local educational agencies to revise their model policies as necessary to be consistent with any revisions or updates to the model policies developed by the Attorney General.