AB 1224 — Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.

Summary

Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards and procedures for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing regulations prohibit a holder of an emergency substitute teaching permit from substitute teaching during the school year for any one teacher (1) for more than 30 days for a holder of an emergency 30-day substitute permit or an emergency substitute teaching permit for prospective teachers or (2) for more than 60 days for a holder of a career emergency substitute permit. Existing law authorizes a person holding a valid credential authorizing substitute teaching to serve as a substitute for the appropriately credentialed special education teacher for not more than 20 cumulative school days for each special education teacher absent during each school year, except as otherwise provided. Existing law, notwithstanding those provisions or any other law, temporarily authorized, until July 1, 2024, any holder of a credential or permit issued by the commission that authorizes the holder to substitute teach in a general, special, or career technical education assignment to serve in a substitute teaching assignment aligned with their authorization, including for staff vacancies, for up to 60 cumulative days for any one assignment. Existing law authorizes the commission to waive provisions governing the preparation or licensing of educators in certain situations. If a suitable fully prepared teacher is not available to the school district, existing law requires the school district to make reasonable efforts to recruit first a candidate who is qualified to participate and enrolls in an approved internship program in the region of the school district and then a candidate who is scheduled to complete the preliminary credential requirements within 6 months. Existing regulations authorize a local employing agency to request a teaching permit for statutory leave when a teacher of record is unable to provide services due to a statutory leave and certain requirements are met. This bill, until January 1, 2029, and notwithstanding any other law, would reestablish the above-described 60-cumulative day authorization for any one assignment in a school district, county office of education, or charter school, if the local educational agency has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the employee organization that includes a specific process for the assignment of substitute teachers or, before using the authorization, the local educational agency that has not entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the employee organization that includes a specific process for the assignment of substitute teachers has adhered to specified requirements related to whether the substitute will serve in a position in which the teacher on record is currently on statutory leave or the assignment is for a vacant position, as provided. The bill would require a school district or charter school, before assigning a substitute teacher pursuant to these provisions for more than 20 cumulative days in a special education assignment or 30 cumulative days in any one assignment, to either (1) obtain approval from the governing board or body at a regularly scheduled public meeting if the assignment is foreseeable or (2) , if the assignment is not foreseeable due to urgent circumstances, provide specified information related to the assignment to the governing board or body as an informational item at the next regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing board or body, as provided. If a local educational agency assigns a substitute teacher pursuant to these provisions and the substitute teacher does not have a preliminary or professional clear credential, the bill would require the local educational agency, concurrently within 30 days of the assignment, to provide the substitute teacher with, among other things, access to professional development opportunities. The bill would require each county superintendent of schools, on a quarterly basis, to report to the respective county board of education the total number of substitute teachers employed by the county superintendent of schools who served during the prior quarter for more than 20 cumulative days in a special education assignment or 30 cumulative days in any one assignment, as provided. If a local educational agency makes an assignment where a substitute teacher teaches for more than 20 cumulative days in a special education assignment or 30 cumulative days in any one assignment, the bill would require the local educational agency, commencing with data from the 2026–27 school year, to annually report specified information to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing related to those assignments.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 09/12/25 - Enrolled Current pdf September 12, 2025
• Amended 09/04/25 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2025
• Amended 07/10/25 - Amended Senate pdf July 10, 2025
• Amended 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly pdf May 01, 2025
• Amended 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly pdf March 17, 2025
• Introduced 02/21/25 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2025
• AB1224 View text html

Action History

1. January 22, 2026

   Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

2. October 06, 2025

   Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

3. October 06, 2025

   Vetoed by Governor.

4. September 22, 2025

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

5. September 10, 2025

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3250.).

6. September 09, 2025

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

7. September 09, 2025

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2670.).

8. September 08, 2025

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. September 04, 2025

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

10. August 29, 2025

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

11. August 29, 2025

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

12. August 18, 2025

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

13. July 10, 2025

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. July 09, 2025

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

15. June 05, 2025

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

16. May 14, 2025

    Referred to Com. on ED.

17. May 06, 2025

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

18. May 05, 2025

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1420.)

19. May 01, 2025

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

20. April 10, 2025

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

21. April 09, 2025

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).

22. March 27, 2025

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

23. March 18, 2025

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

24. March 17, 2025

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

25. March 10, 2025

    Referred to Com. on ED.

26. February 24, 2025

    Read first time.

27. February 22, 2025

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

28. February 21, 2025

    Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

• Ávila Farías · Cosponsor
• Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
• Avelino Valencia · Primary

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