Education Code section 313.4
(a)
All English learner pupils, including those with or without disabilities, are eligible to reclassify from English learner to English proficient when they meet the requirements of this section or Section 313.5.(b)
(1)(A)An English learner pupil shall be reclassified as English proficient when the pupil meets the score established by the state board for purposes of reclassification on the assessment identified or developed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60810) of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2, or, if applicable, the pupil meets the score established by the state board for purposes of reclassification on the statewide alternate assessment for English language proficiency developed pursuant to Section 11518.30 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. The pupil shall be considered reclassified as English proficient as of the day after the pupil demonstrated proficiency through one of these assessments.(B)
A pupil who, on the 2026–27 administration of a summative assessment, met the requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 313, as that section read on June 30, 2027, and did not reclassify in the 2026–27 school year, shall be reclassified as English proficient on or before January 31, 2028, by the local educational agency, as specified in that subdivision.(2)
(A)As pupil scores specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) become available, the department shall record the pupils who meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) as reclassified in the appropriate data system.(B)
After a pupil has been recorded as reclassified in the appropriate data system pursuant to subparagraph (A), a local educational agency shall do both of the following, as applicable:(i)
Ensure that the pupil’s instructional program and placement reflects that the pupil is a reclassified pupil. This includes, but is not limited to, making any necessary course placement adjustments for pupils in, or entering into, middle school or high school for the subsequent academic year to reflect the change in status.(ii)
Communicate to the pupil’s parent or guardian, and, if applicable, translated into the parent or guardian’s primary language pursuant to Section 48985, that their child has been reclassified and provide information about the pupil’s potential opportunity to earn the State Seal of Biliteracy.(C)
After a pupil has been reclassified as English proficient, the pupil shall not be classified as an English learner.(3)
Local educational agencies are encouraged to recognize a pupil and the pupil’s family for the pupil’s accomplishment of achieving proficiency in English and encourage the pupil to pursue a course of study leading to biliteracy and a State Seal of Biliteracy, if offered by the local educational agency.(c)
For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school for the blind or the deaf.(d)
This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027.
Source:
Section 313.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=313.4. (updated Sep. 27, 2026; accessed Oct. 19, 2026).
