SB 167 Summary

• Expresses legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the 2022 Budget Act across education funding, programs, and accountability systems.

• Makes numerous amendments to Education Code sections governing school finance, teacher credentialing, independent study, curriculum development, and special education funding.

• Appropriates funds for various education initiatives including prekindergarten programs, school meals, mental health services, antibias education grants, and learning recovery programs.

• Modifies requirements for charter school audits, grade changes for 2020-21 school year students, and provisions for COVID-19 school closures and independent study options.

• Establishes new programs and provisions for model curriculum development (Vietnamese American refugee experience, Cambodian genocide, Hmong history, Native American studies) and Medi-Cal billing support for schools.