AB 2652 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Teacher credentialing: world languages: subject matter examinations: language proficiency assessments.

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 the commission to issue a single subject teaching credential only in specified subjects, including in world language. Existing law requires the commission to adopt examinations and assessments to verify the subject matter knowledge and competence of candidates for those specified single subject teaching credentials, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to issue authorizations for a teacher to provide specific services to limited-English-proficient pupils, if certain minimum requirements are met, including the passage of one or more examinations that the commission determines is necessary for demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and language proficiency required for effective delivery of the services included in the authorization. Existing law authorizes the commission to issue an authorization for bilingual-cross-cultural competence for specified persons who will be serving English language learners and requires candidates for that authorization to demonstrate, by oral and written examination or by completing an approved program, among other things, that the person is competent in both the oral and written skills of a language other than English. This bill would authorize a candidate for any of the above-described credentials or authorizations to fulfill the applicable subject matter examination or language requirement in a world language for which the commission does not administer a subject matter examination by successfully completing a comparable postsecondary language proficiency assessment.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Signed Jul 13, 2026

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Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · Assembly May 14, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Jun 25, 2026

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

7 Yea 3

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jun 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jun 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).

upper

Jun 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

May 27, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5057.)

lower

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor