California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1119
Teacher credentialing: dual credentialing.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Patel (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
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.
Text versions
- 10/06/25 - Chaptered· Oct 6, 2025
- 09/03/25 - Enrolled· Sep 3, 2025
- 06/27/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 27, 2025
- 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 28, 2025
- 02/20/25 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2025
- AB1119
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 House | AB 1119 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 25, 2025 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 9, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 4, 2025 House | AB 1119 Patel Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 6, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 6, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 4, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 29, 2025 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2792.). - Aug 26, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.). - Aug 20, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Aug 19, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jul 9, 2025 · Senate
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. - Jun 27, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. - Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on ED. - Jun 5, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jun 4, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2058.) - May 27, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). - Apr 30, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Mar 27, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26). - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on ED. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.