AB 2652: Teacher credentialing: world languages: subject matter examinations: language proficiency assessments.

Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

“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. July 13, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 77, Statutes of 2026.
2. July 13, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. July 2, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. June 25, 2026In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
5. June 25, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).
6. June 23, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
7. June 22, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
8. June 10, 2026From 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.
9. May 27, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.
10. May 14, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
11. May 14, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5057.)
12. May 7, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.