SB-374
Education

Local educational agencies: annual reporting requirements: IDEA Addendum.

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CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Extends the deadline for school reporting requirements to January 1, 2027.
  • Eliminates the requirement for schools to implement new special education service improvements.
  • Requires the Department of Education to analyze and recommend ways to reduce school reporting burdens.
  • Mandates legislative hearings to review recommendations for streamlining school reports.

Summary

Senator Archuleta's education accountability measure modifies two key reporting requirements affecting California's local educational agencies. The legislation extends the sunset date for a comprehensive review of school district reporting obligations while eliminating planned requirements for special education service improvements.

Under the bill's provisions, the State Department of Education would maintain until January 1, 2027, its mandate to analyze and recommend consolidation or elimination of annual reports currently required from school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools. The department must submit its findings to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Governor, and Legislature by March 1, 2025. The analysis examines each report's purpose and solicits input from diverse educational agencies to identify opportunities for streamlining documentation requirements.

The measure also removes previously established requirements for the State Board of Education to adopt an IDEA Addendum focused on special education services. This eliminates the January 31, 2027 deadline for the board to develop the addendum and nullifies the July 1, 2027 implementation date when certain local educational agencies would have needed to incorporate those provisions into their operations. The bill requires a majority vote for passage and includes fiscal committee review, though it contains no direct appropriations or local program mandates.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing scheduled for , 1021 O Street, Room 1100
Assembly Education Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Consent Calendar 2nd SB374 Archuleta
Senate Education Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Education Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Joaquin ArambulaD
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Buffy WicksD
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Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
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Lisa CalderonD
Assemblymember
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Mike FongD
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Introduced By

Bob Archuleta
Bob ArchuletaD
California State Senator
40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (4/24/2025)

Latest Voting History

July 16, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
9009PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Extends the deadline for school reporting requirements to January 1, 2027.
  • Eliminates the requirement for schools to implement new special education service improvements.
  • Requires the Department of Education to analyze and recommend ways to reduce school reporting burdens.
  • Mandates legislative hearings to review recommendations for streamlining school reports.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Bob Archuleta
Bob ArchuletaD
California State Senator

Summary

Senator Archuleta's education accountability measure modifies two key reporting requirements affecting California's local educational agencies. The legislation extends the sunset date for a comprehensive review of school district reporting obligations while eliminating planned requirements for special education service improvements.

Under the bill's provisions, the State Department of Education would maintain until January 1, 2027, its mandate to analyze and recommend consolidation or elimination of annual reports currently required from school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools. The department must submit its findings to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Governor, and Legislature by March 1, 2025. The analysis examines each report's purpose and solicits input from diverse educational agencies to identify opportunities for streamlining documentation requirements.

The measure also removes previously established requirements for the State Board of Education to adopt an IDEA Addendum focused on special education services. This eliminates the January 31, 2027 deadline for the board to develop the addendum and nullifies the July 1, 2027 implementation date when certain local educational agencies would have needed to incorporate those provisions into their operations. The bill requires a majority vote for passage and includes fiscal committee review, though it contains no direct appropriations or local program mandates.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (4/24/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing scheduled for , 1021 O Street, Room 1100
Assembly Education Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Consent Calendar 2nd SB374 Archuleta
Senate Education Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Education Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Latest Voting History

July 16, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Education Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
9009PASS

Contacts

Profile
Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Buffy WicksD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Mike FongD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
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Buffy WicksD
Assemblymember
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Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
Bill Author
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Lisa CalderonD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Mike FongD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Diane DixonR
Assemblymember
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Gregg HartD
Assemblymember
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Blanca PachecoD
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Gail PellerinD
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Kate SanchezR
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Tri TaR
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Jessica CalozaD
Assemblymember
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Mark GonzalezD
Assemblymember
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Heather HadwickR
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Jose SolacheD
Assemblymember
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Sade ElhawaryD
Assemblymember
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