Literacy Screening
• Provides $25 million in one-time Prop. 98 funding
for local educational agencies to provide training
for educators in administering the required
literacy screenings for K–2 students beginning
in 2025–26.
Basic Skills Requirement
• Replaces the basic skills requirement with a
bachelor 's degree and streamlines subject matter
completion review for teacher credentials.
School Nutrition
• Maintains the commitment to universal school
meals by providing an increase of $120.8 million
in one-time and $179.4 million in ongoing
Prop. 98 funding to provide two free meals daily
for all students.
Discriminatory Instructional Materials/
Curriculum
• The budget prohibits local educational
agencies from adopting or approving the use of
instructional materials or curriculum that subject
students to unlawful discrimination and imposes
fiscal penalties on local educational agencies that
are found in violation.
Community Schools
• The budget agreement maintains existing funding
for the Community Schools Partnership Program.
Early Childhood Education Transitional
Kindergarten (TK)
• Maintains the commitment to expand TK , with full
implementation of Universal TK in 2025–26.
California Community Colleges Student-
Centered Funding Formula (SCFF)
• Includes $100.2 million in ongoing Prop. 98
funding for a 1.07% cost-of-living adjustment
(COLA) for the SCFF.
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