On August 28, 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 2613, a measure that clarifies California's labor laws relating to the exemption of private school teachers from overtime compensation regulations. Prior to the bill's passage, at least some individuals had argued that it was unclear whether the state's existing labor laws exempted private school teachers from overtime compensation regulations. AB 2613 was designed to remove any arguable ambiguity from the pre-existing law. The law takes effect as of January 1, 2007.

AB 2613 was authored by Assembly Member Gene Mullin (D. South San Francisco), and sponsored by the California Association of Private School Organizations. Senator Jack Scott (D. Altadena) was the bill's principal co-author. AB 2613 received strong bipartisan support in both houses of the state legislature and encountered no recorded opposition.

"We view our teachers as professionals," said CAPSO executive director Dr. Ron Reynolds. "All public school teachers are exempt from overtime regulations, and I know of no state in which such regulations are applicable to private school teachers," he added.

The provisions contained in AB 2613 will clarify that most, but not all teachers employed in private, academic schools offering instruction in any of grades K-12 are exempt from overtime regulations. CAPSO has prepared a helpful FAQ on AB 2613 that is intended to answer the most commonly asked questions about the bill and the implementation of its provisions.