AB 2149: Pupil achievement: closing the achievement gap: accountability report.

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 the Legislative Analysts Office, on or before December 1 of each year, 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, and as a component of the assessment of the state budget, to assess and publicly report to the Legislature and the Governor the states progress in closing pupil academic achievement gaps and to include recommendations of actions that the state can take to meet its performance targets specific goals and benchmarks to support local educational agencies in closing the achievement gap proposed to be established by ____. AB 2225 of the 202526 Regular Session. The bill would require the Legislative Analysts Office to consult with education stakeholders to develop the each annual report.