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SB 1629 (Steinberg)
Early Learning Quality Improvement Act
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[Fact Sheet] [Text] [LegInfo]
Summary
SB 1629 would establish a Commission to create a state Early Learning Quality Improvement System.
Status
Passed Assembly floor 49-29 on August 19. Headed to Governor's desk.
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AB 2759 (Jones)
California State Preschool Program Act
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Summary
AB 2759 would consolidate and streamline existing Title 5 child development programs that serve preschool-aged children.
Status
Passed Senate floor 34-2 on August 26. Headed to Governor's desk.
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SB 1629
Introduced by Senator Steinberg
Coauthors
• Senator Romero (principal coauthor)
• Assemblymember Jones (principal coauthor)
• Assemblymember Arambula
• Assemblymember Huffman
• Assemblymember Laird
• Assemblymember Nunez
Co-sponsors
• California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell
• Preschool California
• Children Now
• California Child Development Administrators Association
Support (partial list)
• Advancement Project
• Alameda County Office of Education
• Alliance for a Better Community
• Bay Area Council
• BIOCOM
• California Association for Bilingual Education
• California Association for the Education of Young Children
• California Business for Education Excellence
• California Child Care Coordinators Association
• California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
• California Continuation Education Association
• California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
• California Federation of Teachers
• California Head Start Association
• California Kindergarten Association
• California School Boards Association
• California State PTA
• California Teachers Association
• Californians Together
• Campaign for High Quality Early Learning Standards in California
• Child Development Policy Institute
• Child Care Law Center
• Children’s Defense Fund--California
• El Dorado County Office of Education
• English Language Learners Preschool Coalition
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California
• First 5 California
• League of Women Voters
• Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Hispanas Organized for Political Equality
• Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
• Los Angeles Universal Preschool
• Low Income Investment Fund
• Mendocino County Office of Education
• Merced County Office of Education
• National Council of La Raza
• Policy Roundtable for Child Care
• Professional Association for Childhood Education
• Sacramento County Office of Education
• San Bernardino Mayor Patrick J. Morris
• San Mateo County Office of Education
• Silicon Valley Leadership Group
• Yolo County Office of Education
Additional Resources
• Video of hearing: Senate Appropriations on May 12 (1:36:40 to 1:42:00)
For more information
Susanna Cooper, (916) 651-4582, Susanna.Cooper@sen.ca.gov |
AB 2759
Introduced by Assemblymember JonesCoauthors • Senator Steinberg (principal coauthor) • Assemblymember Brownley • Assemblymember Coto • Assemblymember Huffman • Assemblymember Laird • Assemblymember Mullin • Assemblymember Nunez
Co-sponsors
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
• Preschool California
• Children Now
• California Child Development Administrators Association
Support (partial list)
• Advancement Project
• Bay Area Council
• Bay Area Early Childhood Education Professional Development Collaborative
• BIOCOM
• California Business for Education Excellence
• California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
• California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
• California Federation of Teachers
• California Head Start Association
• California School Boards Association
• California State PTA
• California Teachers Association
• Child Development Policy Institute
• County of Los Angeles
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
• First 5 California
• League of Women Voters of California
• Local Early Education Planning Council of Santa Clara County
• Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Los Angeles Universal Preschool
• Low Income Investment Fund
• Merced County Office of Education
• Nuview Union School District
• Options – A Child Care and Human Services Agency
• Professional Association for Childhood Education
• Sacramento County Office of Education
• San Mateo County Office of Education
• Silicon Valley Leadership Group
• State Coalition of Probation Organizations
• United Educators of San Francisco
Additional Resources
• Video of hearing: Assembly Appropriations on May 7 (44:50 to 51:10)
For more information
Janice Rocco, (916) 319-2009 |
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Other early care and education legislation includes:
SB 1298 (Simitian and Steinberg)
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SB 1298, the Education Data and Information Act, would address a number of issues related to data and require the Department of Education to begin using a common identifier for records from center-based early childhood programs through higher education.
Status: Passed Assembly. Headed to Governor's desk.
AB 2467 (Brownley)
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AB 2467 would develop a system to transfer, with parental permission, preschool information to elementary school.
Status: Passed Senate. Headed to Governor's desk.
For information about other preschool-related bills, visit our State Preschool Legislation page.
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