Senate Bill 98 (SB 98) determined that, due to the disruptions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and an annual update to the LCAP are not required for the 2020–21 school year and that the California Department of Education (CDE) shall not publish the California School Dashboard in December 2020 based on performance data on the state and local indicators. SB 98 supersedes the requirement to develop and adopt an LCAP by December 15, 2020, which was established by Executive Order N-56-20; published in April 2020.  In place of the LCAP, SB 98 establishes the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (Learning Continuity Plan) requirements for the 2020–21 school year.

The Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (Learning Continuity Plan [LCP]) is a key part of the overall budget package for K-12 that seeks to address funding stability for schools while providing information at the local educational agency (LEA) level for how student learning continuity will be addressed during the COVID-19 crisis in the 2020–21 school year. The provisions for the plan were approved by the Governor and Legislature in June in SB 98 and can be found in EC Section 43509.