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AB 1351

Pupils: work permits: online database.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Patrick Ahrens

California creates YES, an online database for pupil work permits; from 2030-31 all active permits must be uploaded, allowing issuers to upload and inspectors to view permits.

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Bill Summary · AB 1351

AB 1351 Summary — Pupils: work permits: online database

Overview

AB 1351, introduced by Ahrens on February 21, 2025, would create an online database for pupil work permits and require active permits to be uploaded starting in the 2030–31 school year. The bill is currently in committee (hearing postponed).

Purpose and intent

  • Modernize and centralize the tracking of pupil work permits issued under California education code provisions.
  • Provide authorized parties with streamlined access to issued permits via a centralized system.

Key provisions

  • Creation and scope of the Youth Employment System (YES)

    • By December 31, 2029, the California Department of Education (CDE) must create and maintain an online database named the Youth Employment System (YES).
    • YES will serve two functions: 1) Allow individuals authorized to issue a pupil work permit (under Education Code §49110) to upload issued permits. 2) Allow individuals authorized to inspect permits (under Education Code §49164) to access and view uploaded permits.

  • Upload requirements

    • Beginning with the 2030–31 school year, all active work permits issued to pupils under §49110, and any permits issued thereafter, must be uploaded to YES.

Affected parties and systems

  • Pupils who hold or will hold work permits.
  • Educational officers authorized to issue work permits (e.g., school districts/other designated officials).
  • Individuals authorized to inspect permits (e.g., those permitted under §49164, such as certain school or district officials).
  • California Department of Education (administering and maintaining YES).

Implementation timeline and procedural notes

  • Legislative actions:
    • Introduced: February 21, 2025
    • Read first time: February 24, 2025
    • Referred to Assembly Education Committee: March 13, 2025
    • In committee: Hearing postponed (March 24, 2025 action noted)
  • Key dates:
    • December 31, 2029: YES must be created and operational.
    • 2030–31 school year: All active permits and future permits must be uploaded to YES.

Fiscal and legislative context

  • Digest notes indicate a majority vote requirement, no explicit appropriation, and a fiscal committee confirmation.
  • No local program exemption; state-level database is the central change.

Potential impact (highlights)

  • Improves traceability and accessibility of pupil work permits.
  • Reduces reliance on paper records and disparate files.
  • Provides centralized oversight for educators authorized to issue or inspect permits.
  • Timing centers on a multi-year rollout, with mandatory data uploads beginning in the 2030–31 year.

Notes: The bill is in committee with a postponed hearing; no changes to permit expiration terms are described in the current text beyond the YES data-upload requirement.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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