By July 1, 2024, the department shall collect the following data:

(a) Pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for pupils in transitional kindergarten pursuant to Section 48000, which, in combination with the data collected pursuant to Section 60900, will provide longitudinal pupil data for pupils enrolled in state preschool programs operated by local educational agencies through grade 12.

(b) The same data for educators in California state preschool programs operated by a local educational agency that is collected for educators in the K-12 classroom setting, to the extent that data is collected.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 901, Sec. 2. (AB 22) Effective January 1, 2023.)