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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 835: Pupil instruction: Cambridge International Education programs.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 835 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pupil instruction: Cambridge International Education programs. Primary sponsor: Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 27, 2025): July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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Official summary

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

(1)Existing law authorizes a school district to evaluate a principal annually for the principal’s first and 2nd year of employment as a new principal and authorizes additional evaluations, as specified. Existing law authorizes the criteria for school principal evaluations to be based upon the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and to include evidence of, among other things, pupil academic growth. Existing law authorizes pupil academic growth to be evaluated pursuant to local and state academic assessments, including, among others, state standardized assessments and performance assessments.

This bill would explicitly add the Cambridge International Level examinations to the list of authorized assessments that may be used to measure pupil academic growth for a principal evaluation.

(2)Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to provide access to a comprehensive educational counseling program for all pupils enrolled in the school district. For schools that enroll pupils in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, existing law defines educational counseling to include, among other things, counseling to encourage participation in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs.

This bill would expand the definition of an educational counseling program to explicitly include encouraging participation in Cambridge International programs.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Thomas UmbergCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  2. Referred to Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED.
  3. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 1509.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  6. Ordered to second reading.
  7. Read third time and amended.
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 736.) (April 9).
  10. Set for hearing April 9.
  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
  12. Referred to Com. on ED.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page