AB 22: Preschool data: data collection.

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The Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law authorizes a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program, defined as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. Existing law requires a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, to admit children who meet certain age requirements, as provided.

Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, which is maintained by the State Department of Education and consists of pupil data from elementary and secondary schools, as specified, relating to demographics, program participation, enrollment, and statewide assessments, among other things. Existing law requires the system to be used to accomplish specified goals, including to provide an efficient, flexible, and secure means of maintaining statewide pupil level data, as provided.

This bill would require the department, by July 1, 2024, to collect pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for pupils in transitional kindergarten, as provided. The bill would also require the department, by July 1, 2024, to collect the same data for educators in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency that is collected for educators in the K12 classroom setting, as provided.

Existing

Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, which is maintained by the State Department of Education and consists of pupil data from elementary and secondary schools, as specified, relating to demographic, program participation, enrollment, and statewide assessments, among other things. Existing law requires the system to be used to accomplish specified goals, including to provide an efficient, flexible, and secure means of maintaining statewide pupil level data, as provided.

This bill would require, as part of that goal, among other things, pupil data to be collected, require the department, by July 1, 2024, from all grade levels, inclusive of transitional kindergarten programs, which would be required to be collected separately from kindergarten pupil data. to collect pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for pupils in transitional kindergarten, as provided. The bill would also require, as an additional goal of the system, the collection, require the department, by July 1, 2024, of to collect the same data for staff educators in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency-based California state preschool program agency that is collected from staff for educators in the K12 classroom setting, as provided. The bill would require the department, by July 1, 2024, and on an annual basis, to include a report that allows the public to view data on its internet website for pupils enrolled in transitional kindergarten that is consistent with data elements collected regarding pupils enrolled in kindergarten, including data related to pupil assessment and enrollment, school climate, and free and reduced-price meals.

Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, which is maintained by the State Department of Education and consists of pupil data from elementary and secondary schools, as specified, relating to demographic, program participation, enrollment, and statewide assessments, among other things. Existing law requires the system to be used to accomplish specified goals, including to provide an efficient, flexible, and secure means of maintaining statewide pupil level data, as provided.

This bill would require, as part of that goal, among other things, pupil data to be collected from all grade levels, inclusive of transitional kindergarten programs, which would be required to be collected separately from kindergarten pupil data. The bill would also require, as an additional goal of the system, the collection of the same data for teachers in a local educational agency-based California state preschool program that is collected from educators in the K12 classroom setting, as provided.

Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Existing law requires funding pursuant to the local control funding formula to include, in addition to a grade span adjusted base grant, a 10.4% adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant for school districts that maintain, or make progress toward, as specified, an average class enrollment of not more than 24 pupils for each schoolsite. Existing law requires average daily attendance generated by certain pupils enrolled in a transitional kindergarten program to be included in the average daily attendance generated by pupils in kindergarten. Existing law defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.This bill would, commencing with the 202223 fiscal year, require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to 14.2% for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that meets certain conditions, as specified.Existing law authorizes a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program. Existing law, covering the period from the 201415 school year to the 202122 school year, inclusive, requires, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, a child who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 and December 2 to be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by a school district or charter school. Existing law revises the timespans for those mandatory admittance requirements to be phased in from the 202223 school year to the 202526 school year, as provided, at which time a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, would be required to admit to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school a child who will have their 4th birthday by September 1.This bill would require an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act for each fiscal year in which transitional kindergarten pupil enrollment is required to increase, as provided. The bill would require the Department of Finance to submit annual calculations of the estimated cost of the appropriation associated with expanded transitional kindergarten enrollment to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, as specified. The bill would require each county superintendent of schools to convene a local transitional kindergarten planning workgroup to support the successful implementation of transitional kindergarten, as specified. By imposing new duties on county offices of education, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and First 5 California, to conduct a statewide evaluation on the impact of transitional kindergarten in California, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

(1)The Child Care and Development Services Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, which include part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. The act provides that applicant or contracting agencies are eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program. Existing law requires the Superintendent to encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound general childcare and development programs.This bill would clarify that a pupils eligibility for transitional kindergarten does not impact family eligibility for a childcare or preschool program. The bill would require the Superintendent to authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound early learning services for eligible 4- and 5-year-old children enrolled in a K12 educational program, as specified.(2)Existing

This bill would would, commencing with the 202223 fiscal year, require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to 14.2% for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that maintains certain instructional minute, average class enrollment, adult-to-pupil ratios, and minimum credentialed teacher requirements for transitional kindergarten classrooms at each schoolsite, meets certain conditions, as specified.

(3)Existing

Existing law authorizes a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program. Existing law requires, in the 201415 school year and each school year thereafter, and as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, a child who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 and December 2, inclusive, to be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by a school district or charter school. Existing law authorizes, for the 201516 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district or charter school to admit a child to a transitional kindergarten program who will have their 5th birthday after December 2 but during that same school year, as provided. Existing law prohibits a pupil voluntarily admitted to a transitional kindergarten who has their 5th birthday after December 2 from generating average daily attendance or being included in the enrollment or unduplicated pupil count until the pupil has attained their 5th birthday, as provided. Existing law, covering the period from the 201415 school year to the 202122 school year, inclusive, requires, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, a child who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 and December 2 to be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by a school district or charter school. Existing law revises the timespans for those mandatory admittance requirements to be phased in from the 202223 school year to the 202526 school year, as provided, at which time a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, would be required to admit to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school a child who will have their 4th birthday by September 1.

This bill would revise the timespans for those mandatory and optional admittance requirements to be phased in from the 202425 school year to the 203233 school year, as provided, at which time a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, would be required to admit to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school children who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 of the calendar year in which the school year begins and September 1 of the following calendar year. The bill instead would require a pupil voluntarily admitted to a transitional kindergarten who has their 5th birthday after the date specified for required enrollment for the applicable school year to generate average daily attendance and be included in the enrollment and unduplicated pupil count, as provided. The bill would require an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act for each fiscal year in which transitional kindergarten pupil enrollment is required to increase, as provided. The bill would require the Department of Finance to submit annual calculations of the estimated cost of the appropriation associated with expanded transitional kindergarten enrollment to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, as specified. This The bill would require each county superintendent of schools to convene a local transitional kindergarten planning workgroup to support the successful implementation of transitional kindergarten, as specified. By imposing new duties on county offices of education, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and First 5 California, to conduct a statewide evaluation on the impact of transitional kindergarten in California, as specified.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

(1)The Child Care and Development Services Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, which include part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. The act provides that applicant or contracting agencies are eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program. Existing law requires the Superintendent to encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound general childcare and development programs. The act requires these applicant or contracting agencies to give first priority to 3- or 4-year-old neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective services, or who are at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited, as provided. The act requires applicant or contracting agencies to give 2nd priority to eligible 4-year-old children, as defined, who are not enrolled in a state-funded transitional kindergarten program before enrolling eligible 3-year-old children.

This bill would clarify that eligible 4-year-old children include those children whose 5th birthday occurs after September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool program and whose parent or guardian has opted to retain them in a California state preschool program. a pupils eligibility for transitional kindergarten does not impact family eligibility for a childcare or preschool program. The bill would require the Superintendent to authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare early learning services for eligible 4- and 5-year-old children enrolled in a K12 educational program, as specified.

(2)Existing law defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.This bill would define a modified kindergarten curriculum to mean a developmental and academic curriculum that bridges the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the State Department of Education and the kindergarten academic content standards adopted by the State Board of Education. The bill would require the department, on or before May 1, 2024, to post and maintain on its internet website recommendations on research and evidence-based curricula and assessments for instructional and diagnostic use in all California state preschool programs and transitional kindergarten classrooms.(3)

(2)Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Existing law requires funding pursuant to the local control funding formula to include, in addition to a grade span adjusted base grant, a 10.4% adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant for school districts that maintain, or make progress toward, as specified, an average class enrollment of not more than 24 pupils for each schoolsite. Existing law requires average daily attendance generated by certain pupils enrolled in a transitional kindergarten program to be included in the average daily attendance generated by pupils in kindergarten. Existing law defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.

This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to 14.2% for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that maintains certain instructional minute, average class enrollment, adult-to-pupil ratios, and minimum credentialed teacher requirements for transitional kindergarten classrooms at each schoolsite, as specified.

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(3)Existing law authorizes a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program. Existing law requires, in the 201415 school year and each school year thereafter, and as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, a child who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 and December 2, inclusive, to be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by a school district or charter school. Existing law authorizes, for the 201516 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district or charter school to admit a child to a transitional kindergarten program who will have their 5th birthday after December 2 but during that same school year, as provided. Existing law prohibits a pupil voluntarily admitted to a transitional kindergarten who has their 5th birthday after December 2 from generating average daily attendance or being included in the enrollment or unduplicated pupil count until the pupil has attained their 5th birthday, as provided.

This bill would revise the timespans for those mandatory and optional admittance requirements to be phased in from the 202425 school year to the 203233 school year, as provided, at which time a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, would be required to admit to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school children who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 of the calendar year in which the school year begins and September 1 of the following calendar year. The bill instead would require a pupil voluntarily admitted to a transitional kindergarten who has their 5th birthday after the date specified for required enrollment for the applicable school year to generate average daily attendance and be included in the enrollment and unduplicated pupil count, as provided. The bill would require an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act for each fiscal year in which transitional kindergarten pupil enrollment is required to increase, as provided. The bill would require the Department of Finance to submit annual calculations of the estimated cost of the appropriation associated with expanded transitional kindergarten enrollment to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and First 5 California, to conduct a statewide evaluation on the impact of transitional kindergarten in California, as specified.

(1)The Child Care and Development Services Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, which include part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. The act provides that applicant or contracting agencies are eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program. Existing law requires the Superintendent to encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound general childcare and development programs. The act requires these applicant or contracting agencies to give first priority to 3- or 4-year-old neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective services, or who are at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited, as provided. The act requires applicant or contracting agencies to give 2nd priority to eligible 4-year-old children, as defined, who are not enrolled in a state-funded transitional kindergarten program before enrolling eligible 3-year-old children.

This bill would clarify that eligible 4-year-old children include those children whose 5th birthday occurs after September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool program and whose parent or guardian has opted to retain them in a California state preschool program. The bill would require the Superintendent to authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare services for eligible children enrolled in a K12 educational program, as specified.

(2)Existing law defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.

This bill would define a modified kindergarten program curriculum to mean a developmental and academic curriculum that bridges the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the State Department of Education and the kindergarten academic content standards adopted by the State Board of Education. The bill would require the department, on or before May 1, 2024, to post and maintain on its internet website recommendations on research and evidence-based curricula and assessments for instructional and diagnostic use in all California state preschool programs and transitional kindergarten classrooms.

(3)Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Existing law requires funding pursuant to the local control funding formula to include, in addition to a grade span adjusted base grant, a 10.4% adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant for school districts that maintain, or make progress toward, as specified, an average class enrollment of not more than 24 pupils for each schoolsite. Existing law requires average daily attendance generated by certain pupils enrolled in a transitional kindergarten program to be included in the average daily attendance generated by pupils in kindergarten.

This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to an unspecified percentage 14.2% for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that maintains certain instructional minute, average class enrollment, adult-to-pupil ratios, and minimum credentialed teacher requirements for transitional kindergarten classrooms at each schoolsite, as specified.

(4)Existing law authorizes a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program. Existing law requires, in the 201415 school year and each school year thereafter, and as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, a child who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 and December 2, inclusive, to be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by a school district or charter school. Existing law authorizes, for the 201516 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district or charter school to admit a child to a transitional kindergarten program who will have their 5th birthday after December 2 but during that same school year, as provided. Existing law prohibits a pupil voluntarily admitted to a transitional kindergarten who has their 5th birthday after December 2 from generating average daily attendance or being included in the enrollment or unduplicated pupil count until the pupil has attained their 5th birthday, as provided.

(1)The Child Care and Development Services Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, which include part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. The act provides that applicant or contracting agencies are eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program. Existing law requires the Superintendent to encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound general childcare and development programs. The act requires these applicant or contracting agencies to give first priority to 3- or 4-year-old neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective services, or who are at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited, as provided. The act requires applicant or contracting agencies to give 2nd priority to eligible 4-year-old children, as defined, who are not enrolled in a state-funded transitional kindergarten program before enrolling eligible 3-year-old children.

This bill would clarify that eligible 4-year-old children include those children whose 5th birthday occurs after September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool program and whose parent or guardian has opted to retain them in a California state preschool program. The bill would require the Superintendent to authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare services for eligible children enrolled in a K12 educational program, as specified.

(2)Existing law defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.

This bill would define a modified kindergarten program to mean a developmental and academic curriculum that bridges the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the State Department of Education and the kindergarten academic content standards adopted by the State Board of Education. The bill would require the department, on or before May 1, 2024, to post and maintain on its internet website recommendations on research and evidence-based curricula and assessments for instructional and diagnostic use in all California state preschool programs and transitional kindergarten classrooms.

This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to an unspecified percentage for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that maintains certain instructional minute, average class enrollment, adult-to-pupil ratios, and minimum credentialed teacher requirements for transitional kindergarten classrooms at each schoolsite, as specified.

(1)The Child Care and Development Services Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, which include part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. The act provides that applicant or contracting agencies are eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program. Existing law requires the Superintendent to encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound general childcare and development programs. The act requires these applicant or contracting agencies to give first priority to 3- or 4-year-old neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective services, or who are at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited, as provided. The act requires applicant or contracting agencies to give 2nd priority to eligible 4-year-old children, as defined, who are not enrolled in a state-funded transitional kindergarten program before enrolling eligible 3-year-old children.

This bill would require all eligible children meeting certain requirements and who are not enrolled in transitional kindergarten to have access to a California state preschool program the year before they enter kindergarten, if their parents wish to enroll them. The bill would make this requirement contingent upon the appropriation of sufficient funding in the annual Budget Act or another statute for this purpose.

This bill would clarify that eligible 4-year-old children include those children whose 5th birthday occurs after September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool program and whose parent or guardian has opted to retain them in a California state preschool program. The bill would require the Superintendent to authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare services for eligible children enrolled in a K12 educational program, as specified.

(2)Existing law defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.

(2)

This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to an unspecified percentage for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that maintains certain instructional minute, average class enrollment, adult-to-pupil ratios, and minimum credentialed teacher requirements for transitional kindergarten classrooms at each schoolsite, as specified.

(3)

This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an additional adjustment to the kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, base grant, adjusted as described above, that is equal to an unspecified percentage for each transitional kindergarten pupil who is enrolled in the school district or charter school that maintains certain instructional minute, average class enrollment, adult-to-pupil ratios, and minimum credentialed teacher requirements for transitional kindergarten classrooms at each schoolsite, as specified.

Existing

This bill would require, by no later than the 203031 school year and in each school year thereafter, revise the timespans for those mandatory and optional admittance requirements to be phased in from the 202425 school year to the 203233 school year, as provided, at which time a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionments for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, would be required to admit to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school children who will have their 5th birthday between September 2 of the calendar year in which the school year begins and September 1 of the following calendar year. The bill instead would require a pupil voluntarily admitted to a transitional kindergarten who has their 5th birthday after the date specified for required enrollment for the applicable school year to generate average daily attendance and be included in the enrollment and unduplicated pupil count, as provided.

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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1)Quality early learning and care for children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, is a sound and strategic investment to narrow achievement gaps that are present well before children enter kindergarten.

(2)In alignment with the states goal of providing access to quality early learning opportunities for every four-year-old child in California, the Budget Act of 2021 expanded universal access to transitional kindergarten for all four year olds in California by the 202526 school year.

(3)The expansion of universal transitional kindergarten is predicted to create over 28,000 new teaching and staffing positions.

(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to increase and create new opportunities for the early learning workforce through universal transitional kindergarten and a strengthened and integrated mixed delivery early learning and care system that provides multiple pathways for Californias early learning professionals, who are supported by compensation that recognizes their expertise, ongoing professional development to support their career advancement, and teaching models that leverage their invaluable knowledge and skills for the benefit of young learners.

(c)It is further the intent of the Legislature to collect data necessary to understand the impact of transitional kindergarten on Californias early education system, including the educational settings in which students are served and shifts in the early care and education and K12 educator workforce.

SEC. 2.Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 60910) is added to Part 33 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:11.Preschool Data60910.

By July 1, 2024, the department shall collect the following data:

(a)Pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for pupils in transitional kindergarten pursuant to Section 48000, which, in combination with the data collected pursuant to Section 60900, will provide longitudinal pupil data for pupils enrolled in state preschool programs operated by local educational agencies through grade 12.

(b)The same data for educators in California state preschool programs operated by a local educational agency that is collected for educators in the K12 classroom setting, to the extent that data is collected.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(3)The expansion of universal transitional kindergarten is predicted to create over 28,000 new teaching and staffing positions.

SEC. 2.Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 60910) is added to Part 33 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:11.Preschool Data60910.

By July 1, 2024, the department shall collect the following data:

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(3)The expansion of universal transitional kindergarten is predicted to create over 28,000 new teaching and staffing positions.

SEC. 2.Section 48000 of the Education Code is amended to read:48000.(a)A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a later time in the same year, if the child will have their fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates:(1)December 2 of the 201112 school year.(2)November 1 of the 201213 school year.(3)October 1 of the 201314 school year.(4)September 1 of the 201415 school year and each school year thereafter.(b)The governing board of the school district of a school district maintaining one or more kindergartens may, on a case-by-case basis, admit to a kindergarten a child having attained the age of five years at any time during the school year with the approval of the parent or guardian, subject to the following conditions:(1)The governing board of the school district determines that the admittance is in the best interests of the child.(2)The parent or guardian is given information regarding the advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory information about the effect of this early admittance.(c)(1)As a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to Section 46300, and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 47610) of Part 26.8, as applicable, a school district or charter school shall ensure the following:(A)In the 201213 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between November 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(B)In the 201314 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between October 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(C)From the 201415 school year to the 202122 school year, inclusive, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(D)In the 202223 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(E)In the 202324 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(F)In the 202425 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and June 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(G)In the 202526 school year, and in each school year thereafter, a child who will have their fourth birthday by September 1 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.(2)(A)In any school year, a school district or charter school may, at any time during a school year, admit a child to a transitional kindergarten program who will have their fifth birthday after the date specified for the applicable year in subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of paragraph (1) but during that same school year, with the approval of the parent or guardian, subject to the following conditions:(i)The governing board of the school district or the governing body of the charter school determines that the admittance is in the best interests of the child.(ii)The parent or guardian is given information regarding the advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory information about the effect of this early admittance.(B)Notwithstanding any other law, a pupil admitted to a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not generate average daily attendance for purposes of Section 46300, or be included in the enrollment or unduplicated pupil count pursuant to Section 42238.02, until the pupil has attained the pupils fifth birthday, regardless of when the pupil was admitted during the school year.(d)For purposes of this section, transitional kindergarten means the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.(e)A transitional kindergarten shall not be construed as a new program or higher level of service.(f)It is the intent of the Legislature that transitional kindergarten curriculum be aligned to the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the department.(g)As a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to Section 46300, a school district or charter school shall do all of the following:(1)Maintain an average transitional kindergarten class enrollment of not more than 24 pupils for each schoolsite.(2)Commencing with the 202223 school year, maintain an average of at least one adult for every 12 pupils for transitional kindergarten classrooms.(3)Commencing with the 202324 school year, and for each year thereafter, maintain an average of at least one adult for every 10 pupils for transitional kindergarten classrooms, contingent upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose.(4)Ensure that credentialed teachers who are first assigned to a transitional kindergarten classroom after July 1, 2015, have, by August 1, 2023, one of the following:(A)At least 24 units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both.(B)As determined by the local educational agency employing the teacher, professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children that is comparable to the 24 units of education described in subparagraph (A).(C)A child development teacher permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.(h)A school district or charter school may place four-year-old children, as defined in Section 8205, enrolled in a California state preschool program into a transitional kindergarten program classroom. A school district or charter school that commingles children from both programs in the same classroom shall meet all of the requirements of the respective programs in which the children are enrolled, and the school district or charter school shall adhere to all of the following requirements, irrespective of the program in which the child is enrolled:(1)An early childhood environment rating scale, as specified in Section 18281 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, shall be completed for the classroom.(2)All children enrolled for 10 or more hours per week shall be evaluated using the Desired Results Developmental Profile, as specified in Section 18272 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.(3)The classroom shall be taught by a teacher that holds a credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing in accordance with Section 44065 and subdivision (b) of Section 44256 and who meets the requirements set forth in subdivision (g).(4)The classroom shall be in compliance with the adult-child ratio specified in subdivision (c) of Section 8241.(5)Contractors of a school district or charter school commingling children enrolled in the California state preschool program with children enrolled in a transitional kindergarten program classroom shall report the services, revenues, and expenditures for the California state preschool program children in accordance with Section 18068 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. Those contractors are not required to report services, revenues, and expenditures for the children in the transitional kindergarten program.(i)Until July 1, 2019, a transitional kindergarten classroom that has in attendance children enrolled in a California state preschool program shall be licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) of, and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of, Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.(j)A school district or charter school that chooses to place California state preschool program children into a transitional kindergarten program classroom shall not also include children enrolled in transitional kindergarten for a second year or children enrolled in kindergarten in that classroom.(k)A childs eligibility for transitional kindergarten enrollment under paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (c) shall not impact family eligibility for a preschool or childcare program, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1)A Head Start or Early Head Start program, as defined by the federal Head Start Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C Sec. 9801 et seq.).(2)A childcare center, family childcare home, or license-exempt provider serving children through an alternative payment program pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10225) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(3)A migrant childcare and development program serving children pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 10235) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(4)A childcare center or family childcare home educational network serving children through a California state preschool program pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 8207) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1.(5)A childcare center, family childcare home, or license-exempt provider serving children through a general childcare and development program pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10240) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(6)A family childcare home educational network serving children pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 10250) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(7)Childcare and development services for children with special needs pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10260) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(8)A program serving children through a CalWORKs Stage 1, Stage 2, or Stage 3 program pursuant to Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 10370) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(l)The Superintendent shall authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare services for children enrolled in an education program as a transitional kindergarten or kindergarten pupil, if their families meet the requirements of Section 8208.(m)By July 1, 2024, the department shall, on an annual basis, include a report that allows the public to view data on its internet website for pupils enrolled in the transitional kindergarten program described in this section, including all of the following:(1)Assessment data.(2)Enrollment data.(3)School climate data, including suspension and expulsion data, absenteeism data, and stability rates.(4)Other reports, including free and reduced-price meals.SEC. 3.Section 60900 of the Education Code is amended to read:60900.(a)The department shall contract for the development of proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of longitudinal pupil achievement data on the tests administered pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60810). The longitudinal data shall be known as the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.(b)The proposals developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall evaluate and determine whether it would be most effective, from both a fiscal and a technological perspective, for the state to own the system. The proposals shall additionally evaluate and determine the most effective means of housing the system.(c)The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System shall be developed and implemented in accordance with all state rules and regulations governing information technology projects.(d)The system or systems developed pursuant to this section shall be used to accomplish all of the following goals:(1)To provide school districts and the department access to data necessary to comply with federal reporting requirements delineated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).(2)To provide a better means of evaluating educational progress and investments over time.(3)To provide local educational agencies with the data needed to improve pupil achievement, including college and career readiness.(4)To provide an efficient, flexible, and secure means of maintaining longitudinal statewide pupil level data between and among the states educational segments and operational tools, as defined in Section 10861, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A)By July 1, 2024, pupil level data from all grade levels, inclusive of transitional kindergarten programs, as described in Section 48000, that shall be collected separately from kindergarten pupil data, in elementary and secondary schools, including, but not limited to, juvenile court schools, alternative schools, continuation schools, special education schools, and adult educational programs offering a high school diploma or equivalency.(B)Pupil level data collected in both detention and nondetention settings.(C)Pupil level data to postsecondary educational institutions and the Student Aid Commission.(D)By July 1, 2024, pupil level data from California state preschool programs operated by a local educational agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for students in kindergarten.(5)To facilitate the ability of the state to publicly report data, as specified in Section 6401(e)(2)(D) of the federal America COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 9871) and as required by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).(6)To ensure that any data access provided to researchers, as required pursuant to the federal Race to the Top regulations and guidelines is provided, only to the extent that the data access is in compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g).(7)To, by July 1, 2024, collect the same staffing data for staff in a local educational agency-based California state preschool program that is collected for staff in the K12 setting, to the extent that data is collected.(e)In order to comply with federal law as delineated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), the local educational agency shall retain individual pupil records for each test taker, including all of the following:(1)All demographic data collected from the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English language development tests.(2)Pupil achievement data from assessments administered pursuant to the CAASPP and English language development testing programs. To the extent feasible, data should include subscore data within each content area.(3)A unique pupil identification number, to be identical to the pupil identifier developed pursuant to the California School Information Services, that shall be retained by each local educational agency and used to ensure the accuracy of information on the header sheets of the CAASPP tests and the English language development test.(4)All data necessary to compile reports required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), including, but not limited to, dropout and graduation rates.(5)Other data elements deemed necessary by the Superintendent, with the approval of the state board, to comply with the federal reporting requirements delineated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), after review and comment by the advisory board convened pursuant to subdivision (h). Before the implementation of this paragraph with respect to adding data elements to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System for the purpose of complying with the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), the department and the appropriate postsecondary educational agencies shall submit an expenditure plan to the Department of Finance detailing any administrative costs to the department and costs to any local educational agency, if applicable. The Department of Finance shall provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a copy of the expenditure plan within 10 days of receipt of the expenditure plan from the department.(6)To enable the department, the University of California, the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to meet the requirements prescribed by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), these entities shall be authorized to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing July 1, 2010, on students who have attended their respective systems, to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(f)The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System shall have all of the following characteristics:(1)The ability to sort by demographic element collected from the CAASPP tests and English language development test.(2)The capability to be expanded to include pupil achievement data from multiple years.(3)The capability to monitor pupil achievement on the CAASPP tests and English language development test from year to year and school to school.(4)The capacity to provide data to the state and local educational agencies upon their request.(5)The capability to provide data to support operational tools, as defined in Section 10861.(g)Data elements and codes included in the system shall comply with Sections 49061 to 49079, inclusive, and Sections 49602 and 56347, with Sections 430 to 438, inclusive, of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g), Section 1232h of Title 20 of the United States Code, and related federal regulations.(h)The department shall convene an advisory board consisting of representatives or designees from the state board, the Department of Finance, the State Privacy Ombudsman, the Legislative Analysts Office, representatives of parent groups, school districts, and local educational agencies, and education researchers to establish privacy and access protocols, provide general guidance, and make recommendations relative to data elements. The department is encouraged to seek representation broadly reflective of the general public of California.(i)This section shall be implemented using federal funds received pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), which are appropriated for purposes of this section in Item 6110-113-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2002 (Chapter 379 of the Statutes of 2002). The release of these funds is contingent on approval of an expenditure plan by the Department of Finance.(j)For purposes of this chapter, a local educational agency shall include a county office of education, a school district, and a charter school.SEC. 2.Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 60910) is added to Part 33 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:11.Preschool Data60910.

By July 1, 2024, the department shall collect the following data:

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(2)In alignment with the states goal of providing access to quality early learning opportunities for every four-year-old child in California, the Budget Act of 2021 expanded universal access to transitional kindergarten for all four-year-olds four year olds in California by the 202526 school year.

(3)The expansion of universal transitional kindergarten is predicted to create over 12,000 28,000 new lead teaching positions and over 16,000 assistant teaching and staffing positions.

SEC. 2.Section 48000 of the Education Code is amended to read:48000.

(a)A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a later time in the same year, if the child will have their fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates:

(1)December 2 of the 201112 school year.

(2)November 1 of the 201213 school year.

(3)October 1 of the 201314 school year.

(4)September 1 of the 201415 school year and each school year thereafter.

(b)The governing board of the school district of a school district maintaining one or more kindergartens may, on a case-by-case basis, admit to a kindergarten a child having attained the age of five years at any time during the school year with the approval of the parent or guardian, subject to the following conditions:

(1)The governing board of the school district determines that the admittance is in the best interests of the child.

(2)The parent or guardian is given information regarding the advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory information about the effect of this early admittance.

(c)(1)As a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to Section 46300, and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 47610) of Part 26.8, as applicable, a school district or charter school shall ensure the following:

(A)In the 201213 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between November 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(B)In the 201314 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between October 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(C)From the 201415 school year to the 202122 school year, inclusive, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(D)In the 202223 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(E)In the 202324 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(F)In the 202425 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and June 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(G)In the 202526 school year, and in each school year thereafter, a child who will have their fourth birthday by September 1 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

(2)(A)In any school year, a school district or charter school may, at any time during a school year, admit a child to a transitional kindergarten program who will have their fifth birthday after the date specified for the applicable year in subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of paragraph (1) but during that same school year, with the approval of the parent or guardian, subject to the following conditions:

(i)The governing board of the school district or the governing body of the charter school determines that the admittance is in the best interests of the child.

(ii)The parent or guardian is given information regarding the advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory information about the effect of this early admittance.

(B)Notwithstanding any other law, a pupil admitted to a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not generate average daily attendance for purposes of Section 46300, or be included in the enrollment or unduplicated pupil count pursuant to Section 42238.02, until the pupil has attained the pupils fifth birthday, regardless of when the pupil was admitted during the school year.

(d)For purposes of this section, transitional kindergarten means the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.

(e)A transitional kindergarten shall not be construed as a new program or higher level of service.

(f)It is the intent of the Legislature that transitional kindergarten curriculum be aligned to the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the department.

(g)As a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to Section 46300, a school district or charter school shall do all of the following:

(1)Maintain an average transitional kindergarten class enrollment of not more than 24 pupils for each schoolsite.

(2)Commencing with the 202223 school year, maintain an average of at least one adult for every 12 pupils for transitional kindergarten classrooms.

(3)Commencing with the 202324 school year, and for each year thereafter, maintain an average of at least one adult for every 10 pupils for transitional kindergarten classrooms, contingent upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose.

(4)Ensure that credentialed teachers who are first assigned to a transitional kindergarten classroom after July 1, 2015, have, by August 1, 2023, one of the following:

(A)At least 24 units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both.

(B)As determined by the local educational agency employing the teacher, professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children that is comparable to the 24 units of education described in subparagraph (A).

(C)A child development teacher permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

(h)A school district or charter school may place four-year-old children, as defined in Section 8205, enrolled in a California state preschool program into a transitional kindergarten program classroom. A school district or charter school that commingles children from both programs in the same classroom shall meet all of the requirements of the respective programs in which the children are enrolled, and the school district or charter school shall adhere to all of the following requirements, irrespective of the program in which the child is enrolled:

(1)An early childhood environment rating scale, as specified in Section 18281 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, shall be completed for the classroom.

(2)All children enrolled for 10 or more hours per week shall be evaluated using the Desired Results Developmental Profile, as specified in Section 18272 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.

(3)The classroom shall be taught by a teacher that holds a credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing in accordance with Section 44065 and subdivision (b) of Section 44256 and who meets the requirements set forth in subdivision (g).

(4)The classroom shall be in compliance with the adult-child ratio specified in subdivision (c) of Section 8264.8. 8241.

(5)Contractors of a school district or charter school commingling children enrolled in the California state preschool program with children enrolled in a transitional kindergarten program classroom shall report the services, revenues, and expenditures for the California state preschool program children in accordance with Section 18068 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. Those contractors are not required to report services, revenues, and expenditures for the children in the transitional kindergarten program.

(i)Until July 1, 2019, a transitional kindergarten classroom that has in attendance children enrolled in a California state preschool program shall be licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) of, and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of, Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(j)A school district or charter school that chooses to place California state preschool program children into a transitional kindergarten program classroom shall not also include children enrolled in transitional kindergarten for a second year or children enrolled in kindergarten in that classroom.

(k)A childs eligibility for transitional kindergarten enrollment under paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (c) shall not impact family eligibility for a preschool or childcare program, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1)A Head Start or Early Head Start program, as defined by the federal Head Start Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C Sec. 9801 et seq.).

(2)A childcare center, family childcare home, or license-exempt provider serving children through an alternative payment program pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10225) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(3)A migrant childcare and development program serving children pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 10235) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(4)A childcare center or family childcare home educational network serving children through a California state preschool program pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 8207) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1.

(5)A childcare center, family childcare home, or license-exempt provider serving children through a general childcare and development program pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10240) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(6)A family childcare home educational network serving children pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 10250) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(7)Childcare and development services for children with special needs pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10260) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(8)A program serving children through a CalWORKs Stage 1, Stage 2, or Stage 3 program pursuant to Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 10370) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(l)The Superintendent shall authorize California state preschool program contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare services for children enrolled in an education program as a transitional kindergarten or kindergarten pupil, if their families meet the requirements of Section 8208.

(m)By July 1, 2024, the department shall, on an annual basis, include a report that allows the public to view data on its internet website for pupils enrolled in the transitional kindergarten program described in this section, including all of the following:

(1)Assessment data.

(2)Enrollment data.

(3)School climate data, including suspension and expulsion data, absenteeism data, and stability rates.

(4)Other reports, including free and reduced-price meals.

SEC. 2.SEC. 3.Section 60900 of the Education Code is amended to read:60900.

(a)The department shall contract for the development of proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of longitudinal pupil achievement data on the tests administered pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60810). The longitudinal data shall be known as the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.

(b)The proposals developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall evaluate and determine whether it would be most effective, from both a fiscal and a technological perspective, for the state to own the system. The proposals shall additionally evaluate and determine the most effective means of housing the system.

(c)The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System shall be developed and implemented in accordance with all state rules and regulations governing information technology projects.

(d)The system or systems developed pursuant to this section shall be used to accomplish all of the following goals:

(1)To provide school districts and the department access to data necessary to comply with federal reporting requirements delineated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).

(2)To provide a better means of evaluating educational progress and investments over time.

(3)To provide local educational agencies with the data needed to improve pupil achievement, including college and career readiness.

(4)To provide an efficient, flexible, and secure means of maintaining longitudinal statewide pupil level data between and among the states educational segments and operational tools, as defined in Section 10861, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A)Pupil By July 1, 2024, pupil level data from all grade levels, inclusive of the program transitional kindergarten programs, as described in Section 48000, that shall be collected separately from kindergarten pupil data, in elementary and secondary schools, including, but not limited to, juvenile court schools, alternative schools, continuation schools, special education schools, and adult educational programs offering a high school diploma or equivalency.

(B)Pupil level data collected in both detention and nondetention settings.

(C)Pupil level data to postsecondary educational institutions and the Student Aid Commission.

(D)Pupil By July 1, 2024, pupil level data from California state preschool programs operated by a local educational agency. agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for students in kindergarten.

(5)To facilitate the ability of the state to publicly report data, as specified in Section 6401(e)(2)(D) of the federal America COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 9871) and as required by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

(6)To ensure that any data access provided to researchers, as required pursuant to the federal Race to the Top regulations and guidelines is provided, only to the extent that the data access is in compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g).

(7)To To, by July 1, 2024, collect the same staffing data for teachers staff in a local educational agency-based California state preschool program that is collected from educators for staff in the K12 classroom setting, to the extent that data is collected.

(e)In order to comply with federal law as delineated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), the local educational agency shall retain individual pupil records for each test taker, including all of the following:

(1)All demographic data collected from the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English language development tests.

(2)Pupil achievement data from assessments administered pursuant to the CAASPP and English language development testing programs. To the extent feasible, data should include subscore data within each content area.

(3)A unique pupil identification number, to be identical to the pupil identifier developed pursuant to the California School Information Services, that shall be retained by each local educational agency and used to ensure the accuracy of information on the header sheets of the CAASPP tests and the English language development test.

(4)All data necessary to compile reports required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), including, but not limited to, dropout and graduation rates.

(5)Other data elements deemed necessary by the Superintendent, with the approval of the state board, to comply with the federal reporting requirements delineated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), after review and comment by the advisory board convened pursuant to subdivision (h). Before the implementation of this paragraph with respect to adding data elements to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System for the purpose of complying with the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), the department and the appropriate postsecondary educational agencies shall submit an expenditure plan to the Department of Finance detailing any administrative costs to the department and costs to any local educational agency, if applicable. The Department of Finance shall provide to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a copy of the expenditure plan within 10 days of receipt of the expenditure plan from the department.

(6)To enable the department, the University of California, the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to meet the requirements prescribed by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), these entities shall be authorized to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing July 1, 2010, on students who have attended their respective systems, to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.

(f)The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System shall have all of the following characteristics:

(1)The ability to sort by demographic element collected from the CAASPP tests and English language development test.

(2)The capability to be expanded to include pupil achievement data from multiple years.

(3)The capability to monitor pupil achievement on the CAASPP tests and English language development test from year to year and school to school.

(4)The capacity to provide data to the state and local educational agencies upon their request.

(5)The capability to provide data to support operational tools, as defined in Section 10861.

(g)Data elements and codes included in the system shall comply with Sections 49061 to 49079, inclusive, and Sections 49602 and 56347, with Sections 430 to 438, inclusive, of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g), Section 1232h of Title 20 of the United States Code, and related federal regulations.

(h)The department shall convene an advisory board consisting of representatives or designees from the state board, the Department of Finance, the State Privacy Ombudsman, the Legislative Analysts Office, representatives of parent groups, school districts, and local educational agencies, and education researchers to establish privacy and access protocols, provide general guidance, and make recommendations relative to data elements. The department is encouraged to seek representation broadly reflective of the general public of California.

(i)This section shall be implemented using federal funds received pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), which are appropriated for purposes of this section in Item 6110-113-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2002 (Chapter 379 of the Statutes of 2002). The release of these funds is contingent on approval of an expenditure plan by the Department of Finance.

(j)For purposes of this chapter, a local educational agency shall include a county office of education, a school district, and a charter school.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.

(a)The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(2)In alignment with the states goal of providing access to quality early learning opportunities for every four-year-old child in California, the Budget Act of 2021 expanded universal access to transitional kindergarten for all four-year-olds in California by the 202526 school year.

(3)The expansion of universal transitional kindergarten is predicted to create over 12,000 new lead teaching positions and over 16,000 assistant teaching positions.

SEC. 2.Section 60900 of the Education Code is amended to read:60900.

(a)The department shall contract for the development of proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of longitudinal pupil achievement data on the tests administered pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600), 60600) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60810), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 60850). 60810). The longitudinal data shall be known as the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.

(c)The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System shall be developed and implemented in accordance with all state rules and regulations governing information technology projects.

(d)The system or systems developed pursuant to this section shall be used to accomplish all of the following goals:

(2)To provide a better means of evaluating educational progress and investments over time.

(3)To provide local educational agencies with the data needed to improve pupil achievement, including college and career readiness.

(A)Pupil level data from all grade levels, inclusive of the program described in Section 48000, that shall be collected separately from kindergarten pupil data, in elementary and secondary schools, including, but not limited to, juvenile court schools, alternative schools, continuation schools, special education schools, and adult educational programs offering a high school diploma or equivalency.

(B)Pupil level data collected in both detention and nondetention settings.

(C)Pupil level data to postsecondary educational institutions and the Student Aid Commission.

(D)Pupil level data from California state preschool programs operated by a local educational agency.

(7)To collect the same data for teachers in a local educational agency-based California state preschool program that is collected from educators in the K12 classroom setting, to the extent that data is collected.