Local educational agencies: reports: school accountability report card: California School Dashboard: local control accountability plan: local control funding formula budget overview.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 615, Statutes of 2026.
Legislative status
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported by Committee
- Floor Vote Scheduled
- Passed One Chamber
- Passed Both Chambers
- Sent to Executive
- Enacted
Summary
The law replaces the statutory school accountability report card with the online California School Dashboard, requiring districts to publicize the Dashboard and notify parents each year. It also changes the requirements for charter‑school petitions, including signature thresholds, hearing timelines, and rules for expansion or relocation, and makes the annual LCAP update presentation optional. Cost‑reimbursement provisions are added for any state‑mandated expenses.
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78 yes
0 no
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6649.). · Aug 26, 2026
Hearings
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 13, 2026
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 3, 2026
- Education Committee HearingEducation · Jul 1, 2026
- Education Committee HearingEducation · Jun 24, 2026
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 13, 2026
History
- Referred to Com. on ED.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5136.)
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Read second time and amended.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 22).
- Re-referred to Com. on ED.
- Referred to Com. on ED.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
The 12 most recent of 14 recorded actions.
Sponsors
- José Solache (D) · sponsor
- Solache
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