CA SB 1443
enactedElementary and secondary education: omnibus.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1443 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1443 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 328, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1443 about?
(1) Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by specified school districts to provide classroom instruction to pupils, as provided. Existing law makes a district intern credential valid for 2, 3, or 4 years, as provided, and authorizes the commission to grant a one-year extension of that credential upon the recommendation of the school district. Existing law requires the commission to require each applicant for a district intern credential to demonstrate that the applicant meets specified minimum qualifications for that credential. This bill would instead authorize the commission to grant a one-year extension of a district intern credential upon the recommendation of a commission-approved program sponsor. The bill would additionally require the commission to require that an applicant for a district intern credential demonstrate verified employment in a teaching position at a school district, county office of education, or charter school in the state. Existing law requires an internship program to provide interns who meet entrance criteria and are accepted to a multiple subject teaching credential program, a single subject teaching credential program, or certain education specialist credential programs the opportunity to choose an early program completion option, culminating in a 5-year preliminary teaching credential. Existing law requires that this early program completion option be made available to interns who meet specified requirements. This bill would clarify that the early program completion option is for interns who are enrolled in a multiple subject teaching credential program, a single subject teaching credential program, or certain education specialist credential programs. The bill would also limit the availability of the early program completion option to interns seeking their initial preliminary credential who meet those requirements. Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for a clear multiple or single subject teaching credential, including, among other requirements, possession of a valid preliminary teaching credential and completion of a program of beginning teacher induction. This bill would apply the above-described minimum requirements to the clear education specialist teaching credential. (2) Existing law transfers, effective July 1, 2021, responsibility for certain childcare-related programs, responsibilities, services, and systems from the State Department of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the State Department of Social Services, as provided. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in cooperation with postsecondary educational institutions, to establish rules and regulations governing specified childcare and development programs established on or near those postsecondary educational institutions, as provided. (3) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, or 2 or more school districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel, having an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more, as specified, to change or alter a contract for reconstruction or rehabilitation work, without the formality of securing bids, if the cost of the change or alteration does not exceed 25% of the original contract price, the change or alteration is a necessary and integral part of the work under the contract, and the taking of bids would delay contract completion. This bill would extend the authorization to change or alter a contract for reconstruction or rehabilitation work, as described above, to the governing board of any school district, or 2 or more school districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel, having an average daily attendance of 250,000 or more. (4) This bill would also delete obsolete provisions, correct cross-references, and make other nonsubstantive changes. (5) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 44252, 44259, and 44325 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2206 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2206 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA SB 1443?
Committee on Education is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1443.
Description
(1) Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by specified school districts to provide classroom instruction to pupils, as provided. Existing law makes a district intern credential valid for 2, 3, or 4 years, as provided, and authorizes the commission to grant a one-year extension of that credential upon the recommendation of the school district. Existing law requires the commission to require each applicant for a district intern credential to demonstrate that the applicant meets specified minimum qualifications for that credential. This bill would instead authorize the commission to grant a one-year extension of a district intern credential upon the recommendation of a commission-approved program sponsor. The bill would additionally require the commission to require that an applicant for a district intern credential demonstrate verified employment in a teaching position at a school district, county office of education, or charter school in the state. Existing law requires an internship program to provide interns who meet entrance criteria and are accepted to a multiple subject teaching credential program, a single subject teaching credential program, or certain education specialist credential programs the opportunity to choose an early program completion option, culminating in a 5-year preliminary teaching credential. Existing law requires that this early program completion option be made available to interns who meet specified requirements. This bill would clarify that the early program completion option is for interns who are enrolled in a multiple subject teaching credential program, a single subject teaching credential program, or certain education specialist credential programs. The bill would also limit the availability of the early program completion option to interns seeking their initial preliminary credential who meet those requirements. Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for a clear multiple or single subject teaching credential, including, among other requirements, possession of a valid preliminary teaching credential and completion of a program of beginning teacher induction. This bill would apply the above-described minimum requirements to the clear education specialist teaching credential. (2) Existing law transfers, effective July 1, 2021, responsibility for certain childcare-related programs, responsibilities, services, and systems from the State Department of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the State Department of Social Services, as provided. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in cooperation with postsecondary educational institutions, to establish rules and regulations governing specified childcare and development programs established on or near those postsecondary educational institutions, as provided. (3) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, or 2 or more school districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel, having an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more, as specified, to change or alter a contract for reconstruction or rehabilitation work, without the formality of securing bids, if the cost of the change or alteration does not exceed 25% of the original contract price, the change or alteration is a necessary and integral part of the work under the contract, and the taking of bids would delay contract completion. This bill would extend the authorization to change or alter a contract for reconstruction or rehabilitation work, as described above, to the governing board of any school district, or 2 or more school districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel, having an average daily attendance of 250,000 or more. (4) This bill would also delete obsolete provisions, correct cross-references, and make other nonsubstantive changes. (5) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 44252, 44259, and 44325 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2206 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2206 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 328, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 328, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6554.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read third time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-12
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-12
Read third time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-03
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Stefani.
2026-07-02
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-18
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-18
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4168.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-05
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-04
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4008.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-03-25
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-03-17
From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 16.
2026-03-16
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1443 ED.
2026-05-07 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Strickland: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Jones: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: other
- Gonzalez: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-17 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Castillo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Patel: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Zbur: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-07-01 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Mark González: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Solache: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Calderon: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Pellerin: other
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