🛡️ **加强校园安全计划**：加州新签署的《安全学习环境法案》要求所有公立和私立K-12学校必须修订其全面的安全计划，明确纳入针对性虐待和教职员工性不当行为的应对措施，确保学校在政策层面更有效地预防和处理相关事件。

🗄️ **建立员工不当行为数据库**：该法案的核心内容之一是建立一个专门的数据库，用于记录面临可信性虐待指控的学校员工。这一机制旨在阻止那些有不当行为记录的员工轻易地离开一所学校后，又被另一所学校聘用，有效遏制“传递垃圾”的现象。

⚖️ **回应调查与法律诉讼**：这项立法是基于一项揭露了加州一所高中长期存在性虐待问题的调查而推动的。同时，近年来针对加州高中提起的性虐待相关诉讼也增加了对此类立法措施的紧迫性，以期为学生提供更安全的学习环境。

🗓️ **明确生效日期**：参议员Sasha Renée Pérez提出的这项法案已在州议会和参议院近乎一致地通过，并将于2026年1月1日正式生效，为学校和相关部门留出准备时间，以确保新法规的顺利实施。

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill this week aimed at stopping sex abuse in K-12 schools in California.It includes a new database aimed at tracking employees who face credible abuse accusations.The new law comes after a 2023 Business Insider investigation into misconduct at a California high school.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday aimed at preventing sexual abuse in K-12 schools in the state. The legislation was triggered by Business Insider's 2023 investigation into a California high school.

The Safe Learning Environments Act, sponsored by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez of Pasadena, will require public and private schools in California to revise their comprehensive safety plans to specifically address sexual abuse and employee sexual misconduct.

It also establishes a new database aimed at preventing employees who face credible misconduct allegations from quitting and being rehired at another school.

The legislation comes two years after an investigation by Business Insider's Matt Drange detailed evidence of decades of sexual abuse at Rosemead High School, which is located in Sen. Pérez's district.

That investigation found that employees who faced misconduct allegations were able to keep that information secret by switching schools — known colloquially as "passing the trash." That's despite several other states having laws aimed at preventing the practice.

The new law also comes after a slew of sexual abuse-related lawsuits against California high schools in recent years.

"I am grateful to the Governor for signing this legislation. This law will protect children from sexual misconduct committed by school employees. It is that simple," Pérez said in a statement. "We all recognize most teachers, and classified staff are dedicated professionals, but even a tiny fraction of school employees who engage in child abuse can do catastrophic harm. SB 848 will create a system to protect our students."

Rosemead High School did not respond to a request for comment.

The bill passed the state assembly and Senate near-unanimously last month. It is set to take effect on January 1, 2026.