BILL NUMBER: SB 441INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Calderon FEBRUARY 21, 2013 An act relating to pupils. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 441, as introduced, Calderon. Pupils: achievement gap. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with approval of the State Board of Education, to develop the Academic Performance Index consisting of a variety of indicators 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 that would reduce the achievement gap for pupils in California. 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 that would reduce the achievement gap for pupils in California.