Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals

The law requires schools to address access control when construction work occurs on campus while students are present.

What the law does ​

• Requires local educational agencies to include contract provisions limiting access to school construction sites during school hours.
• Requires those provisions to keep unauthorized individuals off school property.
• Covers schoolsite construction, alterations, demolition, installation, repair, and maintenance work.
• Preserves otherwise lawful access to a construction project.

Who it affects ​

• School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.
• Construction contractors working on schoolsites during school hours.
• Students, staff, and other people on school property.

Context ​

Local agencies and school districts may be reimbursed if the Commission on State Mandates finds the requirement creates state-mandated costs.