Teachers: preparation and retention data.

Under existing law, the California Cradle-to-Career Data System is established to be a source for actionable data and research on education, economic, and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, and is established to provide for expanded access to tools and services that support the navigation of the education-to-employment pipeline. Existing law establishes a governing board to govern the data system and the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data as the managing entity required to implement and manage the data system. This bill would require the managing entity, under the direction of the governing board, to create a teacher training and retention dashboard within the data system on or before January 1, 2026. The bill would require the dashboard to provide information on California's teacher workforce, including, among other things, trends regarding teacher training pipelines, teacher credentialing, teacher hiring, and teacher retention, as provided. Existing law establishes the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program, under the administration of the State Department of Education, to award grants to teachers who have, among other things, attained certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Existing law establishes the Golden State Teacher Grant Program, under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and requires, for applications received on July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, the commission to award grants to students enrolled in professional preparation programs who commit to work for 2 years at a priority school or a preschool program, as provided. This bill would require the department to annually collect data on award recipients pursuant to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program, and would require the commission to annually collect demographic data on grant recipients pursuant to the Golden State Teacher Grant Program, as provided. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 69617 of the Education Code proposed by AB 176 and SB 176 to be operative only if this bill and one or both of AB 176 and SB 176 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.