Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to report to the achievement gap oversight and accountability committee information regarding data collected and progress achieved in closing the achievement gap.

Requires the equity and civil rights office for the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the professional educator standards board to work in collaboration with other state entities and stakeholders to develop state policy to support the successful implementation of the cultural competence standards developed by the professional educator standards board.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the professional educator standards board to: (1) Work in collaboration to establish rules and procedures to implement the cultural competence standards across the continuum of educator preparation and continuing professional development; and

(2) Within the scope of each agency's statutory authority, ensure the implementation of the cultural competence standards by November 1, 2017.