SB 147 amends existing law and makes appropriations to educational programs as follows:
(1) The bill requires professional development program providers to declare intent before submitting materials for review and allows the State Department of Education (Department) to charge a fee not exceeding $10,000 per program for review costs until September 30, 2026. Additional funds from the Budget Act of 2025 will assist in the implementation of these reviews. $200 million is allocated for literacy training from 2026 to 2030.
(2) Proposition 98 established a formula for calculating the minimum state funding for school and community college districts. Any excess funding for a fiscal year should be credited back. For 2022–23, the bill modifies the allocation by reducing the amount to $5,422,143,000 and adjusts how these funds are recognized for budget reporting from 2027 to 2040.
(3) Requires that the Department, by July 1, 2026, develop a data system for employee salary and benefits, and the bill mandates that this data be publicly available.
(4) The Student Teacher Stipend Program receives $300 million for training prospective teachers. This bill increases the allocation to $6 million to Kern County for multimedia campaigns and grant management systems.
(5) The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program funding will now be available for use both during the fiscal year appropriated and the following year, starting from 2023–24.
(6) From July 1, 2025, attendance recovery programs can be implemented by educational agencies to compensate for student absences. The bill specifies requirements for instructional minutes for these programs.
(7) The availability of Golden State Teacher Grant Program funds is extended to applications received from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. This provides up to $5,000 grants to students in teacher preparation programs who commit to work in priority areas.
(8) The local control funding formula uses supplemental and concentration grant add-ons for unduplicated pupil counts. For 2025–26 and 2026–27, a proxy will be used for English learner counts in transitional kindergarten not qualifying for free or reduced lunch, or not foster youth.
(9) The Budget Act of 2020 allocated funds to create a standardized state IEP template, also involving a workgroup convened by a county office of education. Further allocations from subsequent budgets continue to support this effort.
(10) Incorporates amendments proposed in AB 378, but only if both AB 378 [YC1] and this bill are enacted and become effective January 1, 2026. Amendments to Education Code section 4500 are in effect until the expiration of AB 378.
(SB 147 amends Sections 33319.6, 41206.04, 42238.016, 44400.03, 45500, 46120, 46211, 48000.1, and 69617 of the Education Code, and amends Sections 75, 76, 79, 84, and 88 of Chapter 8 of the Statutes of 2025.)