Pupil literacy: administrative services credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi's comprehensive literacy education proposal would establish new professional development requirements and instructional materials standards across California's TK-8 education system. The Department of Education would identify and publish approved literacy teaching programs by September 2026, providing both in-person and virtual training options for teachers in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. Local educational agencies would receive per-teacher funding allocations to implement these programs between the 2026-27 and 2028-29 school years.

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing would update its administrative services credential requirements by September 2027 to incorporate literacy instruction support components. All preparation programs for these credentials would need to demonstrate compliance with the new standards by September 2029, including evidence-based reading instruction methods and support strategies for students with reading difficulties, English learners, and those with exceptional needs.

The State Board of Education would adopt new English language arts and English language development instructional materials for kindergarten through eighth grade by June 2027. These materials must align with current teaching performance expectations, incorporate established dyslexia guidelines, and follow the state's English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework. Implementation of all provisions depends on legislative appropriation of necessary funding through the annual Budget Act or separate legislation.