CA AB 1119
enactedTeacher credentialing: dual credentialing.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1119 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1119 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 1119 about?
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. 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 1119?
Patel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1119.
Description
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. 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.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-27
- Latest action
- 2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Patelauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-10-06
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025.
became-law
2025-10-06
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2025-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-08-29
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2792.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-08-20
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-08-19
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-07-09
From 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.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-06-27
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-06-18
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2025-06-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2058.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-03-28
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-03-27
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-10
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2025-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-03-26 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Addis: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: other
AB 1119 Patel Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-04 · pass · 79-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Haney: yes
- Addis: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Flora: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ta: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Berman: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bains: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ward: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hart: yes
- Papan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Solache: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-07-09 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2025-08-25 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Jones: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Niello: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grove: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Hurtado: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Rubio: other
AB 1119 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-08-29 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Hart: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ransom: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Addis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Chen: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ward: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Solache: yes
- Elhawary: other
- Papan: other
- McKinnor: other
- Valencia: other
- Lee: other
- Gallagher: other
- Ellis: other
- Berman: other
- Flora: other
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