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AB-2678 • 2026

Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.

Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.

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Sponsor
Muratsuchi
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Pending Referral
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status label says 'Passed Legislature' but the last action date and committee hearing info suggest it may still be pending or the metadata contains conflicting information about its final stage.

AB-2678: Preschool Quality Rating System Grant Changes

This bill makes nonsubstantive changes to the law that gives money for preschool quality rating systems.

What This Bill Does

  • Keeps the rule requiring the Superintendent of Public Instruction to manage a grant program called QRIS.
  • Maintains funding from the annual Budget Act for local groups known as consortia.
  • Continues support for early learning quality rating and improvement systems.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Superintendent of Public Instruction who manages the grant.
  • Local consortia that receive money to run early learning programs.

Terms To Know

QRIS
Quality Rating and Improvement System, a system used to rate preschool program quality.
Consortia
Local groups that receive grant money for early learning programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only makes nonsubstantive changes to the existing law.
  • No specific effective date is listed in the provided text.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Pending Referral

Official Summary Text

Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.