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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 33318.3 to the Education Code, relating to school accountability. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>School accountability: data systems: reporting.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt a local control and accountability plan (LCAP) using a template adopted by the State Board of Education. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to update its LCAP before July 1 of each year and requires that annual update to be developed using a template adopted by the state board.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CalPADS) and requires, among other things, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, to include data on a quarterly rate of pupil attendance in the system, if federal funds are received for this purpose.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review existing required reports, planning documents, and deadlines associated with those reports and documents, and to prepare a report that includes recommendations to reduce and remove conflicting or redundant reports and reporting deadlines, as provided, recommendations for a statewide data
submission portal, as provided, and a statewide accountability calendar that identifies all recommended reporting deadlines. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office, on or before July 1, 2027, to submit the report to the appropriate budget and policy committees of the Legislature and to the Governor. The bill would also require the State Department of Education, on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, to update the statewide accountability calendar.</html:p>
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Section 33318.3 is added to the
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(a)
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The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
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(1)
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The multiplicity of procedures, portals, and timelines for submission of required compliance and expenditure reports by local educational agencies imposes burdens on the time, human resources, and funding of public schools.
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(2)
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Better aligned and coherent reporting mechanisms and methodologies will reduce these burdens, result in more complete, uniform, and quality data, and further the purposes of the statewide system of support.
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(b)
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The purpose of this section is to accomplish both of the following goals:
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(1)
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Reduce the duplication and burden of reporting requirements on local educational agencies.
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(2)
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Improve coherence in the statewide system of support and the quality and utility of information.
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(c)
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In order to accomplish the goals specified in subdivision (b), the Legislative Analyst’s Office, shall do all of the following:
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(1)
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Review existing required reports and planning documents, including, but not limited to, the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System and the reporting requirements of a local control and accountability plan.
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(2)
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Review reporting deadlines for local educational agencies across and within state agencies, departments, and offices.
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(3)
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(A)
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Prepare a report that includes all of the following:
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(i)
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Recommendations to reduce and remove conflicting or redundant reports and reporting deadlines to allow local educational agencies sufficient time to plan, prepare for, and meet the reporting requirements.
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(ii)
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(I)
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Recommendations for a statewide data submission portal that would allow a local educational agency to enter reporting information once, and that could be used to generate multiple reports.
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(II)
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In preparing the recommendations pursuant to subclause (I), the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall confer with the department and research data submission portals in use in other states.
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(iii)
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A statewide reporting calendar that identifies all deadlines recommended for retention pursuant to clause (i).
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(B)
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In preparing the report described in subparagraph (A), the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall solicit and incorporate feedback from statewide organizations, including, but not limited to, organizations representing the following:
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(i)
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School boards.
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(ii)
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County offices of education.
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(iii)
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School administrators.
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(iv)
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School business officers.
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(v)
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Small school districts.
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(vi)
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Medium-sized school districts.
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(vii)
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Large school districts.
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(viii)
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Labor unions.
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(d)
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(1)
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On or before July 1, 2027, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall submit the report prepared pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) to the appropriate budget and policy committees of the Legislature and to the Governor.
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(2)
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The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with section 9795 of the Government Code.
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(e)
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On or before July 1, 2028, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall update the statewide reporting calendar.
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(f)
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For purposes of this section, “local educational agency”
means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
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