Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

The bill changed from expressing only legislative intent to actually amending four separate budget acts (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) by adding, amending, and repealing specific appropriation items.

The appropriation designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' and the fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' meaning the bill now directly appropriates state funds.

A new $10 million competitive grant program (Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program) was added under Item 5227-118-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022, administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections for district attorneys.

Item 6100-001-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022 was amended to provide $117,478,000 for support of the State Department of Education, with over 96 detailed provisions covering curriculum services, after school programs, special education, charter school oversight, early learning, universal school meals, and numerous other education functions.

Section 19.56 of the Budget Act of 2022 was amended to include specific park and open space allocations to dozens of cities and counties, including projects in San Diego, San Francisco, Long Beach, Anaheim, Calexico, and many others.

Grantees of the retail theft prosecution program must employ vertical prosecution methodology, dedicate at least one deputy DA and one investigator to organized retail theft, collaborate with online marketplaces and retailers, use alternatives to incarceration including diversion or restorative justice, and submit annual data reports on cases filed, convictions, and sentences.

The State Department of Education is prohibited from expending funds to prepare a statewide summary of pupil performance on school district proficiency assessments or a compilation of information on private schools with five or fewer pupils.

The Board of State and Community Corrections must submit reports to the Legislature and Governor by January 1, 2027 and September 1, 2028 regarding outcomes of the retail theft prosecution grant program.

Formatting and layout changes throughout the bill, including repositioning of headers, page numbers, and line numbering consistent with Senate amendment markup.

Website navigation elements added (skip to content, home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login, Quick Search, Bill Information links, etc.)

Added 'CHAPTER 22' designation and bracketed approval/filing dates (Approved by Governor June 29, 2026; Filed with Secretary of State June 29, 2026)

Added a Digest Key section listing Vote: MAJORITY, Appropriation: YES, Fiscal Committee: YES, Local Program: NO

Removed formal enrolled document elements including page numbers (e.g., '97 -3- AB 112'), Chief Clerk of the Assembly signature line, Secretary of the Senate signature line, and Private Secretary of the Governor signature line

The funding availability period for $2,500,000 in one-time funds supporting annual formative assessments for the California Community Schools Partnership Program was extended from fiscal year 2027-28 to fiscal year 2031-32, giving local educational agencies four additional years to use the assessment funds.

The bill moved from its Senate-amended draft status to its final chaptered (enacted) form, which is a procedural change indicating the Governor signed the bill into law. Formatting and header changes reflect standard legislative chaptering conventions.