CA AB 1904
enactedTeachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1904 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1904 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 906, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1904 about?
Under existing law, it is the public policy of this state to encourage the utilization of apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training, when such training is cost effective in developing skills needed to perform public services. Existing law requires state and local public agencies to make a diligent effort to establish apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations in their respective workforces. Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials. 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. This bill would require the commission and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to partner in the dissemination, approval, and monitoring of credentialed educator apprenticeship programs in California, and to communicate apprenticeship requirements to professional preparation programs, local educational agencies, and other potential sponsors of credentialed educator apprenticeship programs. The bill, notwithstanding any other law, would authorize the commission to issue apprenticeship certificates or permits to educator candidates without a credential who are employed by local educational agencies and participating in commission-approved credentialed educator apprenticeship programs, as specified, and would require the commission to adopt regulations for that purpose. The bill would authorize the commission and the division to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish processes and procedures for information sharing, application review, and data collection and reporting, and would authorize the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, in consultation with the commission, to issue rules and regulations that govern credentialed educator apprenticeship programs, including the approval and denial of programs, registration of agreements, program administration and procedures, evaluations, working conditions, and minimum standards, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for a new credentialed educator apprenticeship program or for the expansion of an existing credentialed educator apprenticeship program into a new geographic or credential area to submit specified documentation to the chief. The bill would require the division to present the apprenticeship program application to the commission for its review, as provided, and would require the commission, if it is satisfied that specified conditions have been met, to provide written notice of that fact to the chief. The bill would require the commission to, among other things, publish on its internet website guidance for prospective and commission-approved apprenticeship sponsors, commission-accredited professional preparation programs, and employing local educational agencies on the relationship between educator apprenticeships and professional preparation programs, as specified, and to support the development and expansion of educator apprenticeships in credential shortage areas and geographic areas with persistent educator workforce needs, including, but not limited to, through commission-administered grant programs, as applicable. Existing law requires the commission, by April 15 of each year, to report to the Legislature and the Governor information on the availability of teachers in California, including, among other things, the number and percentage of individuals serving pursuant to an emergency permit or credential waiver, as specified. This bill would require that report to also include the number and percentage of individuals serving pursuant to an apprenticeship certificate or permit, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 1904?
Gipson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1904, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Under existing law, it is the public policy of this state to encourage the utilization of apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training, when such training is cost effective in developing skills needed to perform public services. Existing law requires state and local public agencies to make a diligent effort to establish apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations in their respective workforces. Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials. 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. This bill would require the commission and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to partner in the dissemination, approval, and monitoring of credentialed educator apprenticeship programs in California, and to communicate apprenticeship requirements to professional preparation programs, local educational agencies, and other potential sponsors of credentialed educator apprenticeship programs. The bill, notwithstanding any other law, would authorize the commission to issue apprenticeship certificates or permits to educator candidates without a credential who are employed by local educational agencies and participating in commission-approved credentialed educator apprenticeship programs, as specified, and would require the commission to adopt regulations for that purpose. The bill would authorize the commission and the division to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish processes and procedures for information sharing, application review, and data collection and reporting, and would authorize the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, in consultation with the commission, to issue rules and regulations that govern credentialed educator apprenticeship programs, including the approval and denial of programs, registration of agreements, program administration and procedures, evaluations, working conditions, and minimum standards, as specified. The bill would require an applicant for a new credentialed educator apprenticeship program or for the expansion of an existing credentialed educator apprenticeship program into a new geographic or credential area to submit specified documentation to the chief. The bill would require the division to present the apprenticeship program application to the commission for its review, as provided, and would require the commission, if it is satisfied that specified conditions have been met, to provide written notice of that fact to the chief. The bill would require the commission to, among other things, publish on its internet website guidance for prospective and commission-approved apprenticeship sponsors, commission-accredited professional preparation programs, and employing local educational agencies on the relationship between educator apprenticeships and professional preparation programs, as specified, and to support the development and expansion of educator apprenticeships in credential shortage areas and geographic areas with persistent educator workforce needs, including, but not limited to, through commission-administered grant programs, as applicable. Existing law requires the commission, by April 15 of each year, to report to the Legislature and the Governor information on the availability of teachers in California, including, among other things, the number and percentage of individuals serving pursuant to an emergency permit or credential waiver, as specified. This bill would require that report to also include the number and percentage of individuals serving pursuant to an apprenticeship certificate or permit, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-09
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 906, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Gipsonauthor
- Muratsuchiauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 906, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6797.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-25
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on ED. and L., P.E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-05-22
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5259.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-10
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-03-09
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Coms. on ED. and L. & E.
referral-committee
2026-02-13
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-03-18 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Alvarez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Patel: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Chen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 1904 Gipson Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-22 · pass · 74-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Calderon: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Fong: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ward: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ta: other
- Wicks: other
- Arambula: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-17 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Pérez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Choi: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-24 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
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