BILL NUMBER: AB 2445INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Furutani FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act relating to education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2445, as introduced, Furutani. Education: achievement gap. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with approval of the State Board of Education, to develop the Academic Performance Index (API) consisting of a variety of indicators currently reported to the State Department of Education to track the achievement of schools and their pupils. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve education to close the achievement gap. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve education to close the achievement gap.