State Seal of Civic Engagement.

Procedural enrolled-bill language (passage dates, clerk signatures, blank governor receipt date) was replaced with standard chaptered-law formatting including the chapter number (692), approval date (October 13, 2025), and filing information.

Removed the requirement that the State Board of Education must adopt, reject, or modify the Superintendent's revised criteria within one year of receiving them. Previously subdivision (d)(2) imposed this deadline; now there is no statutory time limit for the board to act on the recommendations.

New subdivision (d) requires the Superintendent to recommend revised State Seal of Civic Engagement criteria by January 1, 2027, that include a demonstrated understanding of the importance of preserving democracy and its vital institutions, specifically naming the free press, free access to libraries, compulsory education, and the federalist system.

New deadline requiring the State Board of Education to adopt, reject, or modify the revised criteria by January 1, 2028.

The bill changed from containing only a legislative intent statement (Section 1) to amending Section 51471 of the Education Code with substantive operational requirements. The original intent statement was retained but moved to a secondary section after the code amendment.

Added explicit statement that school district participation in the State Seal of Civic Engagement program is voluntary.

The amended text now codifies detailed criteria development requirements including incorporation of the Six Proven Practices for Effective Civic Learning, consultation with credentialed history-social science teachers, and consideration of course completion, community service, and extracurricular activities.

Removed the hard deadline of January 1, 2027 for the Superintendent to recommend revised State Seal of Civic Engagement criteria. Replaced with a trigger-based approach: the recommendation is due 'when the state board next revises the criteria.'

Removed the hard deadline of January 1, 2028 for the state board to adopt, reject, or modify the Superintendent's recommendations. Replaced with a relative timeframe: 'within one year of receiving the recommendations.'

Removed Section 1, which stated the Legislature's intent to enact future legislation relating to the State Seal of Civic Engagement. This eliminated a forward-looking commitment to further action on this topic.

The Superintendent's obligation to recommend revised criteria by January 1, 2027 is now conditioned on the state board next revising the criteria for the State Seal of Civic Engagement, rather than being a standalone deadline.

The state board's deadline to act on recommendations is now explicitly tied to 'within one year of receiving recommendations' in addition to the January 1, 2028 outer limit, making the trigger for the clock clearer.

Added a requirement that the Superintendent limit recommendations to content not already included in the criteria established under subdivision (c), preventing duplication of existing seal requirements.