(1) Existing law establishes the State Board of Education to adopt policies, and to establish rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, to govern the public elementary and secondary schools of the state. Existing law provides that the state board consists of 11 members, including 10 members who are appointed by the Governor to 4-year terms with the advice and consent of 23 of the Senate and a student member appointed by the Governor to a one-year term with the advice and consent of 23 of the Senate.
This bill, commencing January 15, 2027, would add the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the state board by replacing one of the nonstudent positions that expires on January 15, 2027, with the Superintendent, thereby maintaining the state board's 11-member composition.
(2) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to be administered through the state board, which is the governing and policy determining body of the department, and the Director of Education, in whom all executive and administrative functions of the department are vested and who is the executive officer of the state board and the department. Existing law provides that the Superintendent is the ex officio Director of Education, and requires the department to be conducted under the control of the Director of Education. Existing law assigns to the Superintendent numerous duties related to the state board and the department.
This bill would revise and recast those provisions by, among other things, (A) deleting the provision in existing law that establishes the Superintendent as the ex officio Director of Education, (B) vesting all executive and administrative functions of the department in an Education Commissioner to be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, (C) transferring various duties of the Superintendent and the Director of Education relating to, among other things, the state board and the department, to the Education Commissioner, and (D) providing for the transfer, as specified, of certain employees (i) of the state board to the department, (ii) of the Superintendent to the department, and (iii) of the department to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which the bill would establish, as specified.
(3) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board of governors consists of 18 voting members, as provided.
This bill would add the Superintendent to the board of governors as a 19th voting member.

Statutes affected:
AB2117: 33000 EDC, 33000 EDC, 33000.5 EDC, 33000.5 EDC, 33001 EDC, 33001 EDC, 33004 EDC, 33004 EDC, 33005 EDC, 33005 EDC, 33043 EDC, 33043 EDC, 33102 EDC, 33102 EDC, 33110 EDC, 33110 EDC, 33111 EDC, 33111 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33113 EDC, 33113 EDC, 33114 EDC, 33114 EDC, 33115 EDC, 33115 EDC, 33116 EDC, 33116 EDC, 33117 EDC, 33117 EDC, 33117.5 EDC, 33117.5 EDC, 33117.7 EDC, 33117.7 EDC, 33118 EDC, 33118 EDC, 33119 EDC, 33119 EDC, 33120 EDC, 33120 EDC, 33121 EDC, 33121 EDC, 33122 EDC, 33122 EDC, 33125 EDC, 33125 EDC, 33126.1 EDC, 33126.1 EDC, 33126.2 EDC, 33126.2 EDC, 33126.5 EDC, 33126.5 EDC, 33127 EDC, 33127 EDC, 33133 EDC, 33133 EDC, 33133.5 EDC, 33133.5 EDC, 33190 EDC, 33190 EDC, 33191 EDC, 33191 EDC, 33195 EDC, 33195 EDC, 33195.1 EDC, 33195.1 EDC, 33195.4 EDC, 33195.4 EDC, 33195.5 EDC, 33195.5 EDC, 33301 EDC, 33301 EDC, 33302 EDC, 33302 EDC, 33303 EDC, 33303 EDC, 33305 EDC, 33305 EDC, 33308.5 EDC, 33308.5 EDC, 71000 EDC, 71000 EDC, 33111 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33113 EDC
02/18/26 - Introduced: 33111 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33113 EDC
03/18/26 - Amended Assembly: 33000 EDC, 33000 EDC, 33000.5 EDC, 33000.5 EDC, 33001 EDC, 33001 EDC, 33004 EDC, 33004 EDC, 33005 EDC, 33005 EDC, 33043 EDC, 33043 EDC, 33102 EDC, 33102 EDC, 33110 EDC, 33110 EDC, 33111 EDC, 33111 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33113 EDC, 33113 EDC, 33114 EDC, 33114 EDC, 33115 EDC, 33115 EDC, 33116 EDC, 33116 EDC, 33117 EDC, 33117 EDC, 33117.5 EDC, 33117.5 EDC, 33117.7 EDC, 33117.7 EDC, 33118 EDC, 33118 EDC, 33119 EDC, 33119 EDC, 33120 EDC, 33120 EDC, 33121 EDC, 33121 EDC, 33122 EDC, 33122 EDC, 33125 EDC, 33125 EDC, 33126.1 EDC, 33126.1 EDC, 33126.2 EDC, 33126.2 EDC, 33126.5 EDC, 33126.5 EDC, 33127 EDC, 33127 EDC, 33133 EDC, 33133 EDC, 33133.5 EDC, 33133.5 EDC, 33190 EDC, 33190 EDC, 33191 EDC, 33191 EDC, 33195 EDC, 33195 EDC, 33195.1 EDC, 33195.1 EDC, 33195.4 EDC, 33195.4 EDC, 33195.5 EDC, 33195.5 EDC, 33301 EDC, 33301 EDC, 33302 EDC, 33302 EDC, 33303 EDC, 33303 EDC, 33305 EDC, 33305 EDC, 33308.5 EDC, 33308.5 EDC, 71000 EDC, 71000 EDC, 33111 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33113 EDC
AB 2117: 33111 EDC, 33112 EDC, 33113 EDC