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 Analyst’s Office, on or before December 1 of each year, and as a component of the assessment of the state budget, to assess and publicly report to the Legislature and the Governor the state’s progress in closing pupil academic achievement gaps and to include recommendations of actions that the state can take to meet its performance targets proposed to be established by ____. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to consult with education stakeholders to develop the annual report.