AB-2514 • 2026

Pupil achievement: State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Ransom (A) , Muratsuchi (A) , Patel
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about the exact metrics or how the dashboard will be used.

State Achievement Gap Dashboard

This law requires a working group to include recommendations for creating and updating annually a State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard in their report to assess progress towards closing academic achievement gaps.

What This Bill Does

It requires a working group to make recommendations for developing a State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard as part of their report to the Governor and Legislature.
The dashboard will be updated yearly to assess progress towards closing pupil academic achievement gaps.

Who It Names or Affects

A working group responsible for reporting to the Governor and Legislature

Terms To Know

Achievement Gap: The difference in academic performance between different groups of students, such as by race or income level.
Dashboard: A tool that shows important information at a glance, like progress towards goals.

Limits and Unknowns

It does not specify how the dashboard will be used to improve education.
The exact metrics and details of the dashboard are not fully defined in this bill.

Bill History

2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2026-03-03 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2514, as amended, Ransom.
Pupil achievement: State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard.
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.
This bill would require a working group, proposed to be established by Assembly Bill 2225 of the 2025–26 Regular Session, to include as part of a report to the Governor and the Legislature, proposed to be required by Assembly Bill 2225 of the 2025–26 Regular Session, recommendations for the development of a State of the Achievement
Gap Dashboard that would be annually updated to assess the state in its progress towards closing pupil academic achievement gaps. The bill would require the recommendations to
include
include, among other things,
a series of specified proposed metrics, as provided.

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