https://www.loopandledger.co/executive-briefs K-12 technology legislation, translated for the people who act on it. One governing law at a time - named, sourced, and built to survive a board packet. en Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:15:50 GMT 2026-09-16T23:15:50Z en https://www.loopandledger.co/executive-briefs/ca-ab-1159 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.loopandledger.co/executive-briefs/ca-ab-1159" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.loopandledger.co/hubfs/AB1159-newsom-card.jpg" alt="Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed California's AB 1159, standing between the U.S. and California flags, with an overlaid Loop + Ledger Executive Brief title: &quot;AB 1159 — the AI-training ban now inside student-privacy law.&quot;" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="ll-statute"> <div> <span class="st-k">Statute</span> <p class="st-v">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code, Chapters 22.2 · 22.2.5 · 22.2.6 (KOPIPA · ELPIPA · HESIPA), amended and added by Ch.&nbsp;182, Stats. 2026</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <span class="st-k">Effective</span> <p class="st-v">Jan&nbsp;1, 2027 (KOPIPA, ELPIPA) · July&nbsp;1, 2027 (HESIPA)</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <span class="st-k">Applies to</span> <p class="st-v">Operators of sites, services, and apps designed or marketed for K-12, preschool, or postsecondary use - and entities working on their behalf</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <span class="st-k">Last verified</span> <p class="st-v">September 14, 2026</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.loopandledger.co/executive-briefs/ca-ab-1159" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.loopandledger.co/hubfs/AB1159-newsom-card.jpg" alt="Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed California's AB 1159, standing between the U.S. and California flags, with an overlaid Loop + Ledger Executive Brief title: &quot;AB 1159 — the AI-training ban now inside student-privacy law.&quot;" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="ll-statute"> <div> <span class="st-k">Statute</span> <p class="st-v">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code, Chapters 22.2 · 22.2.5 · 22.2.6 (KOPIPA · ELPIPA · HESIPA), amended and added by Ch.&nbsp;182, Stats. 2026</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <span class="st-k">Effective</span> <p class="st-v">Jan&nbsp;1, 2027 (KOPIPA, ELPIPA) · July&nbsp;1, 2027 (HESIPA)</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <span class="st-k">Applies to</span> <p class="st-v">Operators of sites, services, and apps designed or marketed for K-12, preschool, or postsecondary use - and entities working on their behalf</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <span class="st-k">Last verified</span> <p class="st-v">September 14, 2026</p> <p class="st-v">&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=242684024&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loopandledger.co%2Fexecutive-briefs%2Fca-ab-1159&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.loopandledger.co%252Fexecutive-briefs&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Policy AI in Schools California Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:15:50 GMT claire@loopandledger.co (Claire Smizer-Muldoon) https://www.loopandledger.co/executive-briefs/ca-ab-1159 2026-09-16T23:15:50Z