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SDLA Compliance Resource

Check PFT–SARC Reporting After the 2027 Law Change

A source-version checkpoint for physical fitness data and SARC templates after AB 2496.

  • Physical Fitness Test
  • SARC
  • Public Reporting
Date(s)Before drafting the applicable SARC; statutory repeal effective January 1, 2027
Applies toSchools/LEAs reporting 2026–27 PFT participation in the following-year SARC

In Plain Language: Do not carry forward an unconditional PFT-to-SARC reporting mandate from an older calendar. AB 2496, Chapter 615, Statutes of 2026, sections 4 and 8, removes the physical-testing SARC reporting provisions effective January 1, 2027.

What continues

The final law retains the February–May physical performance testing window for grades 5, 7 and 9, applicable accommodations, individual pupil results, and results submission upon CDE request under amended EC 60800. It also retains the general SARC system. Repeal of this specific SARC reporting provision does not cancel PFT administration or annual SARC publication.

Check the actual template before publishing

  1. Identify the school, assessment year, SARC year and applicable CDE/SBE template version.
  2. Check for post-AB 2496 instructions. If a legacy PFT field remains, obtain current program guidance; do not describe the repealed statute as its authority.
  3. Retain validated PFT records and individual-results evidence for continuing duties and any properly authorized reporting.
  4. If a current applicable template calls for participation data, validate its population, component, grade, school/year alignment and privacy rules before publishing.
  5. Retain the dated template, guidance, decision and responsible owner’s signoff.

Authority and ownership

Authority level: State legislation; the remaining template implementation question must be checked with CDE. Responsible actors: PFT coordinator and SARC coordinator for their LEA/schools. Recipient: the SARC public audience if a field is still applicable; individual pupils for their continuing results entitlement. A county-authored planning document does not independently restore the repealed mandate.

The former fixed February 1, 2028 PFT-specific calendar task is now a source/template check. The separate general SARC publication item remains.

Sources and retained evidence

Targeted authority/source review: October 21, 2026. Future template implementation remains to be checked at drafting. Source-version register.