CaliforniaTeacher credentialing: dual credentialing.
What it does
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires, as a minimum requirement for a preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential, the satisfactory completion of a program of professional preparation, as specified. Existing law also authorizes the commission to issue a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential, as provided.
More detail
This bill would require the commission, on or before March 1, 2027, to develop, establish, and promulgate through the regulatory process efficient routes for (1) teacher candidates to obtain (A) a multiple subject credential, a single subject credential, or a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential, and (B) an education specialist credential, known as dual credentialing, as provided, (2) existing teachers who hold a multiple subject credential, a single subject credential, or a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential to obtain an education specialist credential, and (3) existing teachers who hold an education specialist credential to obtain a multiple subject credential, a single subject credential, or a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential, as provided.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 6Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 6Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 29Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2792.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1119 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 26In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 19From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 27From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.Major
- Jun 18Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Jun 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2058.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1119 Patel Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 1Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 28Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 27From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26).Major
- Mar 26
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced