Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
This legislation is an omnibus bill related to elementary and secondary education, encompassing multiple provisions. It aims to revise and update educational policies and practices.
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SB 1443 — Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 328, Statutes of 2026.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 16, 2026. It awaits signature.
Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 18, 2026.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
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1 sponsor
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Passed 7 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill addresses various aspects of elementary and secondary education.
This legislation is an omnibus bill related to elementary and secondary education, encompassing multiple provisions. It aims to revise and update educational policies and practices.
Summary
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 09/18/26 - Chaptered html September 18, 2026
- Amended 08/20/26 - Amended Assembly pdf August 20, 2026
- Amended Amended Assembly Current xml August 20, 2026
- Amended 08/12/26 - Amended Assembly html August 12, 2026
- Amended 04/16/26 - Amended Senate pdf April 16, 2026
- Introduced 03/16/26 - Introduced pdf March 16, 2026
- SB1443 View text html
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This bill amends 4 section(s) of the California codes: Section 44252 of the Education Code; Section 44259 of the Education Code; Section 44325 of the Education Code; Section 20118.4 of the Public Contract Code.
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Section 44252 of the Education Code
individual 44252.5 or 44252.7. district, or (f)(1)Each applicant to an approved credential program, unless exempted by subdivision (b), shall take the state basic skills proficiency test in order to provide both the prospective applicant and the program with information regarding the proficiency level of the applicant. Test results shall be forwarded to each California postsecondary educational institution to which the applicant has applied. The program shall use test results to ensure that, upon admission, each applicant receives appropriate academic assistance necessary to pass the state basic skills proficiency test. Persons residing outside the state shall take the test no later than the second available administration following their enrollment in a credential program.(2)→ SEC. 3.5. Section 44252 of the Education Code is amended to read: individual, 44252.5. (A) (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a baccalaureate degree from a community or junior college that is regionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges shall satisfy the baccalaureate degree requirement only if the baccalaureate degree includes coursework in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in the English language, as described in paragraph (10). district or, (f)amended
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Section 44259 of the Education Code
subparagraph (A) of or single subject→ SEC. 4.5. Section 44259 of the Education Code is amended to read: (A) (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a baccalaureate degree from a community or junior college that is regionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges shall satisfy the baccalaureate degree requirement only if the baccalaureate degree includes coursework in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in the English language, as described in paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 44252. subject, single subject, or education specialistamended
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Section 44325 of the Education Code
school district, (e)The commission shall ensure that each district internship program in California provides program elements to its interns as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and its implementing regulations.→ SEC. 5.5. Section 44325 of the Education Code is amended to read: commission-approved program sponsor, (A) (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a baccalaureate degree from a community or junior college that is regionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges shall satisfy the baccalaureate degree requirement only if the baccalaureate degree includes coursework in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in the English language, as described in paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 44252. (5) Verified employment in a teaching position at a school district, county office of education, or charter school in the state. (e) Notwithstanding any other law, a California community college and a California community college district shall not offer an integrated program of professional preparation that would enable a candidate for a teaching credential to engage in professional preparation, concurrently with subject matter preparation, while completing a baccalaureate degree.amended
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Section 20118.4 of the Public Contract Code
SEC. 11. (b) Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 44259 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2206. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2027, (2) each bill amends Section 44259 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2206, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall not become operative. (c) Section 5.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 44325 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2206. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2027, (2) each bill amends Section 44325 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2206, in which case Section 5 of this bill shall not become operative.
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Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 328, Statutes of 2026.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6554.) Ordered to the Senate.
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Ordered to third reading.
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Read third time and amended.
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Ordered to third reading.
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Read third time and amended.
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Ordered to third reading.
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From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Stefani.
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4168.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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Set for hearing May 4.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4008.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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Set for hearing April 22.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 16.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Committee on Education · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Committee on Education
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Ochoa Bogh | — | Yea |
| Pérez | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Weber Pierson | — | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Arreguín, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Blakespear, Catherine S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| McNerney, Jerry | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarado-Gil, Marie | Republican | Yea |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (79)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ávila Farías | — | Yea |
| Rivas | — | Yea |
| Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Garcia | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Harabedian, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ransom, Rhodesia | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Celeste | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Schultz, Nick | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Yea |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Stefani, Catherine | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Yea |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Yea |
| DeMaio, Carl | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Ellis, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Hadwick, Heather | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Yea |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Yea |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Arreguín, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Blakespear, Catherine S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| McNerney, Jerry | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pérez, Sasha Renée | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Susan | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarado-Gil, Marie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pérez, Sasha Renée | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Yea |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
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- What does SB 1443 do?
- Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
- Who sponsors SB 1443?
- SB 1443 is sponsored by Committee on Education.
- What is the current status of SB 1443?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 16, 2026. It awaits signature.
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