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AB-2678 • 2026

Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.

Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.

Budget Children 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
2026-02-21
Official status
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about who is affected by the bill or what exactly the nonsubstantive changes entail.

Preschool Programs: QRIS Block Grant

AB-2678 makes minor, non-substantial changes to the existing law regarding how preschool programs are funded and supported through a quality rating system.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes nonsubstantive changes to the current law about the administration of QRIS block grants.

Terms To Know

QRIS
Quality Rating and Improvement System, a program that rates the quality of early childhood education services.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
The top official in charge of California's public schools who oversees educational programs and policies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only makes small changes to the existing law, so it does not add new requirements or funding.
  • It is unclear how these minor changes will affect current practices or outcomes for preschool programs.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  2. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2678, as introduced, Muratsuchi.
Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer an early learning quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) block grant, pursuant to an appropriation made for that purpose in the annual Budget Act, to be allocated to local consortia for support of local early learning quality rating and improvement systems that increase the number of low-income children in high-quality preschool programs that prepare those children for success in school and life.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Current Bill Text

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