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Measure AB 1306
Authors Muratsuchi  
Subject Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
Relating To relating to teacher credentialing.
Title An act to add Section 44253.45 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-13
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-13     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 727, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2524.).
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-06-23     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-06-11     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-21     Referred to Com. on ED.
2025-05-08     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1487.)
2025-05-08     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-01     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-04-22     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-21     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-10     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 9).
2025-03-25     Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-03-24     Referred to Com. on ED.
2025-03-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-13
Enrolled     2025-09-08
Amended Assembly     2025-04-21
Amended Assembly     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-21
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