AB 495 is a bill to protect children during some of the most stressful times in their life.
If a family is separated due to immigration enforcement, incarceration, or military deployment, AB 495 protects children by ensuring emergency contact information and plans for family safety are up-to-date at schools and licensed childcare facilities. The bill strengthens legal tools, including Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavits, guardianship nominations, and probate court guardianships, to provide families with clear, legally recognized options to ensure caregiving continuity during family separations.
More information, including a fact sheet and an FAQ, are available for the public to review.
Family Preparedness Plan Additional Resources
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center Family Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan: Family Preparedness Plan
- Office of the Attorney General Guidance and Model Policies to Assist K-12 Schools in Responding to Immigration Issues: Promoting a Safe and Secure Learning Environment for All: Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California's K-12 Schools in Responding to Immigration Issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District Back-to-School Immigration Preparedness Resources: LAUSD Estamos Unidos
- Public Counsel Planning for Your Child’s Care: A Guide for Parents Facing Deportation: Planning for Your Child’s Care: A Guide for Parents Facing Deportation
In the News
- Gov. Newsom signs Family Preparedness Plan Act into law
- Governor Newsom signs bill to protect parents’ rights and children
- Governor Signs AB 495, Landmark Legislation Shielding Families from Separation and Offering Legal Pathways for Joint Guardianship
- Amid ICE raids, bill looks to keep children away from foster care
- Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, Child Advocates, And Immigrant Rights Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Sign AB 495: The Family Preparedness Plan Act Of 2025
- California Must Protect Children And Families From Further Suffering And Despair
- Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez’s Legislation to Support Families Facing Immigration Raids and the Threat of Family Separation Heads to the Governor
- Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez Responds to Misinformation, Reaffirms AB 495 is About Protecting Families
- She wanted to give deported parents a choice. Then California’s Christian right attacked
