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2014's New Laws: Transgender student bathroom law AB1266
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Jan 2, 2014
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2014's New Laws: Transgender student bathroom law AB1266
A new California law, AB1266, defines the rights of transgender children in public schools, and educators have been scrambling to figure out how exactly to put this law into place.
California Governor Jerry Brown speaks during the Center for American Progress 10th Anniversary Conference in Washington, DC, October 24, 2013
California Governor Jerry Brown speaks during the Center for American Progress 10th Anniversary Conference in Washington, DC, October 24, 2013
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A new California law, AB1266, defines the rights of transgender children in public schools, and educators have been scrambling to figure out how exactly to put this law into place.

Well, it's finally 2014. A new year means a new set of laws go into effect. 

Among them is a new California law that's the first of its kind in the nation. AB1266 defines the rights of transgender children in public schools, and educators have been scrambling to figure out how exactly to put this law into place.

Reporter Julie Watson of the Associated Press joins the show to explain.