- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 25
- Latest action
- Sep 27, 2026
What it does
Existing law requires the State Board of Education, on or before January 31, 2024, to appoint an independent panel of experts for the purpose of creating an approved list of evidence-based, culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate screening instruments for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 to assess pupils for risk of reading difficulties, including possible neurological disorders such as dyslexia, as specified. Existing law requires the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or grades 1 or 2 to adopt, on or before June 30, 2025, one or more screening instruments from the approved…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Akilah Weber Pierson
- Aisha Wahab
- Ben Allen
- Blanca Rubio
- Christopher Cabaldon
- Corey Jackson
- Diane Papan
- Henry Stern
- Isaac Bryan
- Jasmeet Bains
- Joshua Hoover
- Juan Alanis
- Lori Wilson
- María Elena Durazo
- Mia Bonta
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Pilar Schiavo
- Rhodesia Ransom
- Robert Garcia
- Roger Niello
- Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
- Rubio
- Sade Elhawary
- Sharon Quirk-Silva
- Tim Grayson
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.