Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills that will affect schools, including one that boosts literacy programs and another that eases admission to California State University.

The governor continued to work his way Friday through bills passed by the Legislature, as the Monday deadline looms for legislation to be signed. The education bills include efforts to improve youngsters’ diets and to protect students from anti-semitism and serial sex abusers.

The bills signed into law by Newsom include:

AB 715

Establishes a new Office of Civil Rights along with an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator to develop training, resources and enforcement strategies for K–12 schools. The legislation, from Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) and Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) also requires districts

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