Senate Appropriations Committee holds state accountability bills; AB 2225 moves forward

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Sacramento, CA (August 13, 2026) - The Senate Appropriations Committee held three key state accountability bills sponsored by the California School Boards Association (CSBA) on the suspense file; educational accountability measure Assembly Bill 2225 (Patel, D-San Diego) advances.

The CSBA was deeply disappointed in the State Appropriations Committee decision to hold three bills from its SOS for Student Achievement: Close the State Accountability Gap legislative package on the suspense file.

"The Senate Appropriations Committee's decision does not change the need for meaningful reform to California's fragmented system of state-level education governance, which must include a model of reciprocal accountability that CSBA has been advocating for this legislative session." said Vernon M. Billy, CEO & Executive Director of CSBA."We recognize that our policy approach was the first of its kind in California, and like many other visionary approaches, it takes time for systems to catch up to the vision. We are hopeful that this will be the case here."

"CSBA is grateful to our members, legislators who supported our bill package throughout the process, and the education champions whose bipartisan support reflects a shared vision for a more coherent and accountable state education system," Billy said.

CSBA remains committed to its mission of building a state education system grounded in alignment, reciprocal accountability and shared responsibility for improving outcomes for California's students. The association is pleased with the bill package's success in raising awareness of the need for improvements to the state-level education system that enhance service to local educational agencies, create better alignment across state agencies, require clear and regular reporting on the success of state programs, strengthen state support and technical assistance for LEAs, and connect state governance reform to measurable outcomes for students.