CA SB 549
enactedHeritage schools: enrollment and notice.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 549 pass?
Yes. CA SB 549 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 970, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 549 about?
Under existing law, a "heritage school" is a school that, among other things, offers education or academic tutoring, or both, in a world language and education on the culture, traditions, or history of a country other than the United States to children who are at least 4 years and 9 months of age and no older than 18 years of age and who attend a public or private full-time day school. Existing law exempts a heritage school from licensure by the State Department of Social Services as a child day care center, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of "heritage school" to also include a school that provides services to children younger than 4 years and 9 months of age who are enrolled in kindergarten, including transitional kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law requires a heritage school, upon a pupil's enrollment in a heritage school, to provide a notice to the pupil's parent or guardian stating that the heritage school is exempt from childcare licensure and that attendance at a heritage school does not satisfy California's compulsory education requirements. This bill would require a heritage school, upon a pupil's enrollment in a heritage school, to also provide notice that the State Department of Education has no regulatory authority over heritage schools and does not monitor heritage school operations or instruction.
Who sponsors CA SB 549?
Allen is the primary sponsor of CA SB 549, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Under existing law, a "heritage school" is a school that, among other things, offers education or academic tutoring, or both, in a world language and education on the culture, traditions, or history of a country other than the United States to children who are at least 4 years and 9 months of age and no older than 18 years of age and who attend a public or private full-time day school. Existing law exempts a heritage school from licensure by the State Department of Social Services as a child day care center, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of "heritage school" to also include a school that provides services to children younger than 4 years and 9 months of age who are enrolled in kindergarten, including transitional kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law requires a heritage school, upon a pupil's enrollment in a heritage school, to provide a notice to the pupil's parent or guardian stating that the heritage school is exempt from childcare licensure and that attendance at a heritage school does not satisfy California's compulsory education requirements. This bill would require a heritage school, upon a pupil's enrollment in a heritage school, to also provide notice that the State Department of Education has no regulatory authority over heritage schools and does not monitor heritage school operations or instruction.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 970, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Allenauthor
- Sterncoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 970, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-02
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-26
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
referral-committee
2026-08-26
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
committee-passage
2026-08-26
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-08-26
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5924.)
committee-passage
2026-08-26
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5823.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6515.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-17
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2026-08-03
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-15
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2026-06-11
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-09-10
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
referral-committee
2025-09-09
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2025-09-09
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2025-09-09
Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)
2025-09-09
Assembly Rule 96 suspended.
2025-07-17
July 16 set for second hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) Reconsideration granted.
committee-failure,committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-06-25
July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-06-05
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2025-05-29
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-05-29
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1333.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-08
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-07
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1038.) (May 7).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-24
Set for hearing May 7.
2025-03-05
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2025-02-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
- 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
- 06/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-23Compare
- 06/11/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-11Compare
- 08/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-17Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass
2025-05-07 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Choi: no
3rd Reading
2025-05-29 · pass · 28-10
Member-level votes (40)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Stern: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Allen: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Strickland: no
- Choi: no
- Grove: no
- Dahle: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Niello: no
- Jones: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Limón: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass.
2025-07-16 · fail · 4-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Stefani: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: no
- Hoover: other
- Ward: other
- Ramos: other
- Wilson: other
- Ransom: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: other
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