AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 9, 2026
california legislature—2025–26 regular session
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1569
Introduced by Assembly Members Davies and Chen
January 12, 2026
An act to add Article 9 (commencing with Section 49397) to Chapter 8 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to pupil safety.
legislative counsel’s digest
AB 1569, as amended, Davies. Pupil safety: electric bicycle parking:
safety program.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district having jurisdiction over elementary, intermediate, junior high, or high school to provide time and facilities to local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the school of the district for bicycle, scooter, electric bicycle, motorized bicycle, or motorized scooter safety instruction. Existing law prohibits a person from driving or parking a vehicle or animal upon the driveways, paths, parking facilities, or grounds of specific public entities, including a public school or an educational institution exempted, in whole or in part, from taxation, except with the permission of, and subject to any condition or regulation that may be imposed by, the governing body of the specified public entity. Existing law authorizes a public agency to adopt rules or regulations to restrict, or specify the conditions for, the use of bicycles, motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, skateboards, electrically motorized boards, and roller skates on public property under the jurisdiction of that agency.
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This bill would require each school district and county office of education that allows pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to park a class 1, 2, or 3 electric bicycle, as defined, on campus during regular school hours to require pupils to complete the electric bicycle safety and training program developed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, as provided, or a related safety course, as specified, as a condition for parking on campus. The bill would also require a pupil to submit proof of completion of the above-described course to their school before parking their class 1, 2, or 3 electric bicycle on the school campus during school hours. campus. The bill would exempt schools school districts and county offices of education that adopted a policy related to electric bicycle safety, on or before January 1, 2027, from the above-described requirements.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
line 1 SECTION 1. Article 9 (commencing with Section 49397) is line 2 added to Chapter 9 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the line 3 Education Code, to read:
line 4 SECTION 1. Article 9 (commencing with Section 49397) is line 5 added to Chapter 8 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the line 6 Education Code, to read:
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line 8 Article 9. Electric Bicycle Safety
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line 10 49397. (a) Commencing with the 2027–28 school year, a line 11 school local educational agency that allows pupils in kindergarten line 12 or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to park a class 1, 2, or 3 electric line 13 bicycle on campus during regular school hours shall require pupils line 14 to complete the electric bicycle safety and training program line 15 developed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol line 16 pursuant to Section 894 of the Streets and Highway Code, or a line 17 related safety course, if one is available, as prescribed by a local line 18 government or the local law enforcement authority having line 19 jurisdiction over the school, as a condition for parking on campus. line 20 (b) A pupil shall submit proof of completion from one of the line 21 prescribed courses described in subdivision (a) to their school 98 AB 1569 — 2 —
line 1 before parking their class 1, 2, or 3 electric bicycle on the school line 2 campus during regular school hours. campus.
line 3 (c) A school local educational agency that has adopted a policy line 4 related to electric bicycle safety on or before January 1, 2027, shall line 5 be exempt from the requirements of this section. line 6 (d) For purposes of this section, “class the following definitions line 7 apply:
line 8 (1) “Class 1 electric bicycle,” “class 2 electric bicycle,” and line 9 “class 3 electric bicycle” shall have the same meanings as line 10 prescribed in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code. line 11 (2) “Local educational agency” means a school district or line 12 county office of education.
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