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AB-2220 • 2026

School districts: auxiliary organizations.

School districts: auxiliary organizations.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Arambula
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not make substantive changes to existing laws related to English language education, only nonsubstantive ones as mentioned in the official summary.

School Districts Can Create Support Groups

AB-2220 allows school districts in California to create auxiliary organizations that provide supportive services and specialized programs for schools, with rules set by the State Department of Education.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows school districts to form auxiliary organizations to offer additional services and specialized programs.
  • Requires these organizations to follow specific accounting and reporting rules established by the State Department of Education.
  • Ensures transactions made by auxiliary organizations align with the educational goals of the school district.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts in California
  • Auxiliary organizations created by these school districts

Terms To Know

auxiliary organization
A support group set up by a school district to provide extra help and special programs for schools.
schoolsite
The physical location of a school, such as a building or campus.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much funding will be provided for these auxiliary organizations.
  • Details about the exact nature and scope of services offered by auxiliary organizations are left to local decision-making.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  3. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and P. E. & R.

  5. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  6. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2220, as amended, Arambula.
Elementary and secondary education: English language education.
School districts: auxiliary organizations.
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and provides for their funding and governance. Existing law establishes school districts throughout the state to administer the public elementary and secondary schools within their respective jurisdictions.
This bill would authorize school districts to establish auxiliary organizations, as defined, for purposes of providing supportive services and specialized programs for the general benefit of schoolsites, as defined. The bill, among other things, would require a school district that establishes an auxiliary organization, in accordance with regulations adopted by
the State Department of Education, to institute an accounting and reporting system for the operation of the auxiliary organization, and procedures to ensure that transactions of the auxiliary organization are within the educational mission of the school district, as specified.
Existing law, as amended by Proposition 58, a measure approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, contains findings and declarations regarding the value of the English language and multilingualism. Proposition 58 expresses the resolve of the people of California to ensure that all children in public schools shall receive the highest quality education, master the English language, and access high-quality, innovative, and research-based language programs.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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