CA AB2038

Extends the exclusion for court-ordered integration plan positions from the San Diego City School District to the Los Angeles Unified School District when calculating administrative employee-to-teacher ratios.

Allows the Los Angeles Unified School District to count certain additional teachers in the definition of "teacher" for ratio calculations in fiscal years 2022–23 through 2024–25, including intervention specialists and teachers providing professional development or coaching to other teachers.

Requires the Los Angeles Unified School District to submit reports to the Superintendent, Department of Finance, and legislative budget committees by September 1, 2023, detailing the administrator-to-teacher ratio from 2011–12 through 2022–23 and a plan to meet the ratio by 2025–26.

Requires annual progress reports from the Los Angeles Unified School District in September 2024 and 2025 detailing the ratio and progress toward meeting the established goals.

Establishes that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes state-mandated costs, reimbursement shall be made pursuant to existing Government Code provisions.