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AB 1306: Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
What AB 1306 does, verified December 6, 2025
This bill allows the state to approve teacher education programs offered by school districts or county offices of education for earning specific certificates, such as the cross-cultural language and academic development certificate or bilingual authorization certificate. The programs must meet the same standards as those offered by regionally accredited institutions of higher education. The commission on teacher credentialing will apply these standards to ensure the programs provide the necessary training for teaching English learners. This change aims to provide more opportunities for teachers to specialize in this area and improve student outcomes.
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| Oct. 13, 2025 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 727, Statutes of 2025. |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 15, 2025 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. |
| Sep. 04, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2524.). |
| Sep. 04, 2025 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, October 13, 2025 · 414 words
Assembly Bill No. 1306
CHAPTER 727
An act to add Section 44253.45 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.
[ Approved by Governor October 13, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 13, 2025. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1306, Muratsuchi. Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a clear multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential to an applicant who satisfies, among other requirements, the state requirements for teaching English learners. 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, among other requirements, completion of at least 6 semester units, or 9 quarter units, of coursework in a 2nd language at a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Existing law authorizes the commission to approve any regionally accredited institution of higher education to recommend to the commission the issuance of credentials to a person who has successfully completed a teacher education program with the institution, if the program meets the standards approved by the commission.
This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, authorize the commission to approve a teacher education program offered by a school district or county office of education administered for purposes of earning a cross-cultural language and academic development certificate or a bilingual authorization certificate, including a California Teacher of English Learners program. The bill would require the commission to apply the standards for approval of a program of professional preparation offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education to a program of professional preparation offered by a school district or county office of education under these provisions.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 44253.45 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 44253.4, to read:44253.45.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may approve a teacher education program offered by a school district or county office of education administered for purposes of earning a cross-cultural language and academic development certificate, English learner authorization, or a bilingual authorization certificate, including a California Teacher of English Learners program.(b) The commission shall apply the standards for approval of a program of professional preparation offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education to a program of professional preparation offered by a school district or county office of education under this section.
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