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CA AB 1454

enacted

Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services, which include, among other requirements, completion of an entry-level program of specialized and professional preparation in administrative services or a one-year internship in a program of supervised training in administrative services, subject to approval by the commission, as provided. Existing law also sets forth the minimum requirements for a reading and literacy leadership specialist credential and a reading and literacy added authorization, which include, among other requirements, completion of a program of specialized and professional preparation, as provided. This bill would require the commission to, no later than September 1, 2028, ensure that the program standards for the professional preparation of candidates for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services meets specified criteria, including, among other things, that the program standards include preparation on how to support teachers in delivering instruction through effective means for teaching literacy, as provided. The bill would require the commission to, no later than January 1, 2028, ensure that the program standards and teaching performance expectations for the professional preparation of candidates for the reading and literacy leadership specialist credential and the reading and literacy added authorization include preparation on how to deliver instruction and support teachers to deliver instruction through effective means for teaching literacy, as provided. Existing law requires the state board to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for governing boards of school districts and county boards of education, subject to specified provisions, including, among others, that the State Board of Education adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials for all applicable grade levels in each of the specified subject areas, including, among others, language arts, including, but not limited to, spelling, reading, and English language development. This bill would require the state board, on or before January 31, 2027, and in adherence with specified provisions related to followup adoptions, to adopt instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, in English language arts and English language development, as provided. The bill would require the state board to ensure that instructional materials adopted pursuant to these provisions adhere to specified criteria. The bill would require, upon the adoption of instructional materials described above, the state board to update the state Guidance for Local Instructional Materials Adoptions to reflect the criteria described above. The bill would require a local educational agency to follow this guidance for purposes of adopting instructional materials and require a local educational agency that adopts materials that have not been adopted by the state board to certify that the materials align to the criteria described above. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Status date
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Latest action
2025-10-09 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 471, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rivasauthor
  • Muratsuchiauthor
  • Blanca Rubioauthor
  • Addiscoauthor
  • Bontacoauthor
  • Hoovercoauthor
  • Patelcoauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor
  • Wienercoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  5. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30).

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  6. 2025-05-05

    Read second time and amended.

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  7. 2025-05-06

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  10. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2025-06-05

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2111.)

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  12. 2025-06-09

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. 2025-06-18

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  14. 2025-06-30

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  15. 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.

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  16. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  17. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  18. 2025-08-29

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  19. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-09-12

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2996.).

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  21. 2025-09-13

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  22. 2025-09-13

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  23. 2025-09-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3477.)

  24. 2025-09-13

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3479.).

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  25. 2025-09-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  26. 2025-10-09

    Approved by the Governor.

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  27. 2025-10-09

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 471, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 05/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-05Compare
  • 06/30/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-30Compare
  • 08/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-29Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/09/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-09Compare
  • AB1454Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-30 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Castillo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Hoover: 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 1454 Rivas Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-05 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Schultz: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ortega: other

  • 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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

  • 3rd Reading AB1454 Rivas et al. By Weber Pierson

    2025-09-12 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • McGuire: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: other
    • Gonzalez: other

  • AB 1454 RIVAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-13 · pass · 80-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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