CaliforniaPupil achievement: closing the achievement gap: accountability report.
What it does
Existing law establishes the State Board of Education and requires the state board to study educational conditions and needs of the state and to make plans for the improvement of the administration and efficiency of the public schools of the state. Existing law establishes the State Department of Education under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and assigns to the department numerous responsibilities relating to the governance of the public elementary and secondary schools in the state.
More detail
This bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office, on or before December 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, and as a component of the assessment of the state budget, to assess and publicly report to the Legislature and the Governor the state's progress in closing pupil academic achievement gaps and to include recommendations of actions that the state can take to meet its specific goals and benchmarks to support local educational agencies in closing the achievement gap proposed to be established by AB 2225 of the 2025–26 Regular Session. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to consult with education stakeholders to develop each annual report.
This bill would become operative only if AB 2225 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2027, and adds Section 52090 to the Education Code.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 13In committee: Held under submission.Latest
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24).Major
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 20Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.Minor
- May 7In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2149 Garcia Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4958.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 13Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).Major
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced