By Jesse Kendrick
Image: Restore San Diego founder Amy Reichert
August 23, 2025 (El Cajon) – “State-sponsored kidnapping loophole” is the epithet lobbed at Assembly Bill 495 by local “Restore San Diego” newsletter.
The bill, officially entitled AB 495: Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, outlines a series of revisions to existing laws surrounding parental rights and legal guardianship proceedings. Specifically, lawmakers seek to widen the class of persons eligible to file a Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit, to establish temporary guardianship protocols, and to institute immigration-related protections in public schools. The introduction of the bill states that these measures have become necessary to protect children and provide continuity of care in circumstances where parents may be abruptly deported or detained by immigration enforcement officials.
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