"They're adjustments to existing laws and directions to state agencies to follow up on past priorities. But some of them might have a profound effect on you or a loved one. Know someone who's struggling to conceive? One new law requires more insurers to cover in vitro fertilization. How about someone who's thinking about what to do after high school? Another new law compels more California State University campuses to offer automatic admission to seniors who meet their requirements."
"Protecting students from immigration raids was a priority for state legislators this year, resulting in several new laws, including one prohibiting school staff from allowing immigration officers to enter campuses or providing student or family information. Here are some of the noteworthy new laws that, unless otherwise noted, go into effect Jan. 1. Roughly 9 million Californians who will benefit from a new law requiring some insurers to pay for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. Starting Jan. 1, large group health insurers in California from employers with at least 100 workers are required to begin covering fertility preservation and in vitro fertilization services. The law also redefines infertility in state statute, eliminating an exemption that prevented same-sex couples or single people from receiving fertility benefits."
Hundreds of new California laws took effect on Jan. 1, mostly making adjustments to existing statutes and directing state agencies to carry out prior priorities. Several laws will have notable personal impact. Large-group employer health plans (100 or more workers) must cover fertility preservation and in vitro fertilization, and the statutory definition of infertility was revised to remove exemptions that blocked same-sex couples and single people from benefits; the law excludes certain religious-employer plans. More California State University campuses must offer automatic admission to qualifying seniors. Lawmakers enacted measures on artificial intelligence, campus immigration protections that bar staff from admitting or sharing student information with immigration officers, restrictions on student cellphone use, and expanded gender-neutral bathrooms.
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