Newsom Signs Bill to Require California Teachers to Undergo LGBT Student Support Training

A school bus adorned with rainbow colors is the YMCA entry to the 2023 LA Pride Parade in Hollywood, Calif., on June 11, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

California teachers will be required to undergo online training to help support LGBT students by the 2025–26 school year, due to a new bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 23.

California Assembly Bill 5, introduced by Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles), requires the state Department of Education to finalize the development of such “LGBT cultural competency training” for teachers before the start of the 2025–26 school year.