With 36 days to go until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Californian senators are reinforcing immigrant and religious rights with a recently proposed bill that aims to protect citizens’ data from federal immigration authorities and turn schools, hospitals and courthouses into safe zones. Senate Bill 54 would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from using resources to investigate, detain or arrest people for immigration enforcement purposes and prohibit those agencies from assisting any federal program that requires the registration of individuals based on race, religion or ethnic origin. S.B. 54 would also require that public schools, hospitals and courthouses establish policies that limit immigration enforcement on their premises, effectively turning these areas into safe zones. The bill was introduced by Kevin de Leon, California Senate president pro tempore, last week and is coauthored by Assemblyman Marc Levine. “Trump heightens the awareness and importance of immigrant protection, and I take him at face value,” Mr. Levine told the Light. “We don’t want information California has to be used against people. We want them to be safe, regardless of faith and ethnicity.” Yet Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle called the bill “more symbolic than anything else.” He said local law enforcement doesn’t have the ability to determine if someone is here illegally and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “periodically” come to his jail. “I think people are overreacting to this election,” he said. “You’ve probably noticed that [Mr. Trump] is talking less and less about immigration.” Sheriff Doyle added that beginning Jan. 1, local jails throughout the state will be required to notify immigrants that they may refuse to speak with federal immigration officials while incarcerated, a result of Assembly Bill 2792, approved by Governor Jerry Brown in September. According to the Migration Policy Institute, Marin has roughly 16,000 undocumented immigrants, and many are concerned about a future under president-elect Trump. Avito Miranda, who sits on Shoreline Unified School District’s board, said he’s heard those concerns from West Marin students and parents. “Our job is to make sure everyone has the right information. When you have information, you can protect yourself,” he said. The district is hosting a meeting at West Marin School on Jan. 26 where lawyers will be available for both public and private conversations about “what to do in case something happens,” Mr. Miranda said. And in his final board meeting before he retires, Supervisor Steve Kinsey on Tuesday helped pass a resolution on equity and inclusion that “rejects the politics of division, bigotry, hate and fear.” He said in a statement: “I think it is timely and useful to assure those who are uncertain or afraid that their local government values and supports them and that we will do all that we can to insure their safety, inclusion, and civil rights.”