California Education Code

§ 54800

EDC § 54800 Effective Jun 27, 2018Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 29 · Ch. 9 · Art. 10

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)The trend of low-income youth struggling to become proficient in reading and writing is a narrative that is passed down from era to era.

(b)According to The Literacy Project, there are currently 45 million Americans who are functionally illiterate and unable to read above a 5th grade level. In California, 25 percent of the state’s 6 million pupils are unable to perform basic reading skills.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 5. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.