Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.

Education Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Alvarez
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about funding or future regulations.

Teachers: Exchange Programs with Local Educational Agencies

This law changes the rules for teacher exchange programs between California school districts and Mexico, removing requirements for state board regulations and expanding eligibility to include county offices of education and charter schools.

What This Bill Does

Removes the requirement for the State Board of Education to make rules about teacher exchanges.
Allows exchanges with teachers from Mexico without a one-year limit.
Expands exchange programs to include county offices of education and charter schools.

Who It Names or Affects

Teachers employed by California school districts
County offices of education
Charter schools

Terms To Know

World Language Teacher Exchange and Recruitment Law of 1963: A law that allows teachers in California to exchange positions with teachers from other countries for up to one year.
Visa sponsors: Organizations or agencies designated by the U.S. Department of State to help foreign workers, like teachers, get visas to work in the United States.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much funding will be provided for these exchange programs.
It is unclear if and when new regulations might be adopted by the state board.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.)
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2056, as introduced, Alvarez.
Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.
Existing law, the World Language Teacher Exchange and Recruitment Law of 1963, requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules and regulations under which teachers employed by California school districts may exchange positions with teachers in schools in other countries for a period of one year or less. Existing law requires the arrangements for the exchanges to be made through the State Department of Education and in cooperation with the teacher exchange programs administered by agencies of the federal government.
This bill would revise and recast those provisions by, among other things, (1) no longer requiring the state board to adopt regulations, (2) no longer requiring the department to administer the program or take actions necessary to carry out the program, (3) expressly providing for exchanges with Mexico, (4) expanding the authorized
exchanges to include county offices of education and charter schools, (5) eliminating the one-year time limit on the exchanges, and (6), if regulations are adopted, requiring those regulations to authorize specified visa sponsors designated by the United States Department of State to sponsor teachers from Mexico for placement in California school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to promote cultural exchange for specified purposes.

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