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What would change: staffing, budgets and local officials’ concerns about the governor’s governance plan
Summary
The governor’s proposal would transfer deputies and many CDE staff to a new commissioner structure effective Jan. 1, 2027, with May Revision budget language to make the shifts cost neutral; county and local leaders urged clearer implementation details and simpler reporting requirements.
Amber Alexander of the Department of Finance told the committee the governor’s plan would transfer six governor‑appointed deputies and with them associated budget authority from the State Board of Education to the California Department of Education, with the shifts effective Jan. 1, 2027. She said the May Revision would include provisional language to reduce the State Board item by the half‑year cost and increase the department’s main operations item, and that full costs would be reflected in the 2027–28 budget.
‘‘These 6 deputies are currently funded within the State Board of Education budget item ... The governor’s budget proposal will transfer these 6 deputies to the Department of…
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