Joint Hearing Senate Education Committee and Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education, Wednesday, May 6, 2026

California State Senate · May 6, 2026

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Chair opened the joint Education and Senate Budget Committee hearing, saying the governor's education governance proposal is a major structural change that requires policy-level discussion beyond the budget; public comment will be at the end and panels will cover proposal rationale, governance context, and local implementation.

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A joint Senate Education and Budget Committee hearing examined Governor Newsom’s proposal to reorganize K–12 governance by creating an appointed education commissioner, shifting executive staff to the California Department of Education and redefining the elected state superintendent’s role; witnesses, analysts and county superintendents debated constitutional, fiscal and implementation implications.

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