Districts must reclassify English learners who met the test score in the 2025-26 school year
Since the law took effect, English learners who reach the state board's score on the English proficiency test or its alternate are reclassified on that score alone, replacing teacher, parent and skills criteria. Districts must catch up on students who hit it in the 2025-26 school year.
Who it affects
School districts, charter schools, English learner students and their parents
When
January 31, 2027 is a deadline set in the law.
- : Signed into law; Law took effect
- : Deadline: districts must reclassify students who met the earlier English score
- : Permanent score-based reclassification and parent notice rules begin
- : Catch-up deadline for students who met the score a year later
- : English learners with disabilities get an alternate path to reclassification
Official text
California AB 2555: English learners: reclassification.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.