AB 2056: Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the World Language Teacher Exchange and Recruitment Law of 1963, requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules and regulations under which teachers employed by California school districts may exchange positions with teachers in schools in other countries for a period of one year or less. Existing law requires the arrangements for the exchanges to be made through the State Department of Education and in cooperation with the teacher exchange programs administered by agencies of the federal government.

This bill would revise and recast those provisions by, among other things, (1) no longer requiring the state board to adopt regulations, (2) no longer requiring the department to administer the program or take actions necessary to carry out the program, (3) expressly providing for exchanges with Mexico and Spain, (4) expanding the authorized exchanges to include county offices of education and charter schools, (5) eliminating the one-year time limit on the exchanges, and (6), if regulations are adopted, requiring those regulations to authorize specified visa sponsors designated by the United States Department of State to sponsor teachers from other countries, including Mexico and Spain, for placement in California school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to promote cultural exchange for specified purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 24, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122, Statutes of 2026.
2. August 24, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. August 12, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
4. August 6, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6072.).
5. June 18, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. June 18, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4860.).
7. June 16, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
8. June 15, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
9. June 9, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. June 4, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
11. May 6, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.
12. April 23, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.