AB 1969: California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The Budget Act of 2026 appropriates, for the 2026–27 fiscal year, $1,000,000,000 from the General Fund to the State Department of Education to administer the California Community Schools Partnership Program to distribute funding to local educational agencies, as defined, in accordance with a specified formula, to support a network of their eligible schoolsites to implement new, and provide ongoing support for existing, community schools, as provided. Existing law authorizes a local educational agency who receives funds under these provisions to retain up to 10% of the total funds awarded for its eligible schoolsites each fiscal year to be used for specified activities, including, among other things, administering community schools established at eligible schoolsites.

This bill, to be known as the It Takes a Village Act of 2026, would (1) require any retained funds described above to be used consistent with a specified community schools framework, as provided, and (2) authorize a local educational agency that retains those funds to also use those funds to serve as a network lead for multiple schoolsites located in a Promise Neighborhood, as provided. By expanding the purposes for which previously appropriated moneys may be expended, the bill would make an appropriation.

This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 8903 of the Education Code proposed by AB 133 or SB 133 to be operative only if this bill and either AB 133 or SB 133 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 30, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 911, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. September 14, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
4. August 31, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7056.)
5. August 31, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 31, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7056.).
7. August 31, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
8. August 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 28, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. August 26, 2026From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26)
11. August 24, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
12. August 24, 2026From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.