AB-1119 • 2026

Teacher credentialing: dual credentialing.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Patel
Last action: 2025-10-06
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact rules and processes for obtaining dual credentials are yet to be determined by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Teacher Credentialing: Dual Credentialing

This law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to create new ways for teacher candidates and existing teachers to earn multiple teaching credentials.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to develop efficient routes by March 1, 2027, for teacher candidates to obtain both a regular teaching credential (multiple subject, single subject, or PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction) and an education specialist credential at the same time.
Allows existing teachers with regular teaching credentials to get an education specialist credential more easily.
Enables current education specialists to obtain regular teaching credentials without extra steps.

Who It Names or Affects

Teacher candidates
Existing teachers with regular teaching credentials
Current education specialists

Terms To Know

Credentialing: The process of getting a certificate that shows you are qualified to teach in schools.
Education specialist credential: A special teaching certificate for teachers who work with students who have learning challenges or disabilities.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact details of the new rules will be decided by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing after March 1, 2027.
It is not clear how many teachers will take advantage of these new dual credential options.

Bill History

2025-10-06 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 390, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2792.).
2025-08-26 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-27 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2058.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-01 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26).
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1119, Patel.
Teacher credentialing: dual credentialing.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires, as a minimum requirement for a preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential, the satisfactory completion of a program of professional preparation, as specified. Existing law also authorizes the commission to issue a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential, as provided.
This bill
would
require the commission, on or before March 1, 2027, to develop, establish, and promulgate through the regulatory process efficient routes for (1) teacher candidates to obtain (A) a multiple subject credential, a single subject credential, or a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential, and (B) an education specialist credential, known as dual credentialing, as provided, (2) existing teachers who hold a multiple subject credential, a single subject credential, or a
PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction credential to obtain an education specialist credential, and (3) existing teachers who hold an education specialist credential to obtain a multiple subject credential, a single subject credential, or a PK–3 early childhood education specialist instruction
credential, as provided.

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