SB 75 Summary

• Establishes Early Childhood Policy Council and requires $142.7 million for Early Learning and Care Infrastructure Grant Program and $195 million for Early Learning and Care Workforce Development Grants Program to expand childcare and preschool access.

• Creates California Cradle-to-Career Data System Workgroup with $10 million appropriation to develop integrated data infrastructure connecting K-12, higher education, workforce, and health/human services data.

• Prohibits charter schools from discouraging pupil enrollment or encouraging disenrollment based on academic performance or student characteristics; requires public hearings for charter school local control and accountability plans.

• Establishes Golden State Teacher Grant Program providing $20,000 grants to teachers committing to work in high-need fields at priority schools for four years; creates 21st Century California School Leadership Academy for principal professional development.

• Appropriates $36 million for Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program allowing employees to withhold pay during school year for summer disbursement with state matching funds; provides $7.5 million for broadband infrastructure and $38.1 million for educator workforce investment in English learners, special education, and computer science.