Existing law outlines maximum allowable ratios of administrative employees to every 100 teachers in various school districts. It mandates the Superintendent of Public Instruction to calculate annually the number of administrative employees versus teachers in each district and determine any excess administrative personnel, which would lead to a reduction in state financial support for the district. This reduction does not apply to the Paradise Unified School District for the fiscal years 2021–22 to 2023–24.
AB 1438 extends the existing exemption to the 2024–25 through 2026–27 fiscal years. Paradise Unified must submit a report on its employee-to-teacher ratio by September 1, 2026, to the Superintendent, the Department of Finance, and the appropriate budget and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature. The bill declares itself as urgent; therefore, it became effective immediately on October 1, 2025.
(AB 1438 amends Section 41404.5 of the Education Code.)