21 – AB 245 – Affirming Transgender & Nonbinary Students’ Names in College Act

AB 245 will ensure that California’s public colleges and universities allow transgender and nonbinary former students to have their name and gender accuratenly reflected on their academic records, such as transcripts and diplomas. The bill also provides a standardized process for doing so. Students should not be ‘deadnamed’ – referred to by the name they were assigned at birth, rather than by their affirmed or chosen name – on their diplomas and other academic records that commemorate years of hard work and achievement. AB 245 builds upon AB 711 (Chiu), signed in 2019, which covered school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education.