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AB-2303 • 2026

School accountability: local educational agencies: required plans and reports.

School accountability: local educational agencies: required plans and reports.

Budget Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Muratsuchi
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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School accountability: local educational agencies: required plans and reports.

AB 2303, as amended, Muratsuchi.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 2303, as amended, Muratsuchi.
  • School accountability: data systems: reporting.
  • local educational agencies: required plans and reports.
  • Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt a local control and accountability plan (LCAP) using a template adopted by the State Board of Education.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-05-06 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-04-28 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. 2026-04-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  5. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  6. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  7. 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.

  8. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  9. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  10. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2303, as amended, Muratsuchi.
School accountability:
data systems: reporting.
local educational agencies: required plans and reports.
Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt a local control and accountability plan (LCAP) using a template adopted by the State Board of Education. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to update its LCAP before July 1 of each year and requires that annual update to be developed using a template adopted by the state board.
Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CalPADS) and requires, among other things, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, to include data on a quarterly rate of pupil attendance in the system, if federal funds are received for this purpose.
This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to
review existing required reports, planning documents, and deadlines associated with those reports and documents, and to
prepare a report that includes recommendations
to reduce and remove
for (1) reducing and removing
conflicting or redundant reports and reporting deadlines, as provided,
recommendations for
(2)
a statewide data submission portal, as provided, and
(3)
a statewide
accountability
calendar that identifies
all recommended reporting deadlines.
the deadlines of all plans and reports required to be submitted by school districts, county offices of education, or charter schools, as provided.
The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office, on or before
July 1, 2027,
January 1, 2028,
to submit the report to the appropriate budget and policy committees of the Legislature and to the
Governor. The bill would also require the State Department of Education, on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, to update the statewide accountability calendar.
Governor
and, in preparing the report, to solicit and incorporate feedback from statewide organizations, as provided.

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