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Assembly panel reviews $10M proposal for developmentally appropriate TK multilingual screener after AB 2268 change
Summary
Following AB 2268, which exempted transitional kindergarten students from the ELPAC, the governor proposes $10 million one-time to select and deploy a developmentally appropriate multilingual learner screener for TK; the LAO warned the Legislature may need to consider whether services and funding should accompany any TK identification because TKs
The subcommittee reviewed the governor's proposal to fund a Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner screening instrument after AB 2268 removed TK students from ELPAC-based English learner classification.
Proposal and statutory background: Nate Williams of the Department of Finance said the governor's budget includes $10,000,000 one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to select a developmentally appropriate screening instrument for multilingual learners in transitional kindergarten,…
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