California AB395 aims to prevent state and local agencies from scheduling events on religious, cultural, or ancestral holidays.

California AB395 mandates that state agencies avoid scheduling meetings, conferences, or functions on religious, cultural, or ancestral holidays. It also requires local agencies to avoid holding meetings in inaccessible facilities or where the public cannot attend without payment. The bill encourages institutions of higher education to avoid scheduling institutional events on such holidays. It allows individuals harmed by violations to seek injunctive relief in court. The bill includes specific holidays such as Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Feast of the Nativity, and others.

California AB395 aims to prevent state and local agencies from scheduling events on religious, cultural, or ancestral holidays.

California AB395 mandates that state agencies avoid scheduling meetings, conferences, or functions on religious, cultural, or ancestral holidays. It also requires local agencies to avoid holding meetings in inaccessible facilities or where the public cannot attend without payment. The bill encourages institutions of higher education to avoid scheduling institutional events on such holidays. It allows individuals harmed by violations to seek injunctive relief in court. The bill includes specific holidays such as Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Feast of the Nativity, and others.