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TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32527›DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32527›PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1-446›CHAPTER 2. Educational Equity 200-280›ARTICLE 2. Definitions 210-214

§ 212.1

California Education Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) “Race or ethnicity” includes ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background.

(b) “Race” is inclusive of traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.

(c) “Protective hairstyles” includes, but is not limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locs, and twists.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 619, Sec. 2. (AB 1815) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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