AB 2325: Teachers: bilingual teachers: Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-20
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-21: Re-referred to Com. on APPR.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to operate schools and provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law establishes various programs for the recruitment of teachers. Existing law establishes the Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program, administered by the State Department of Education in consultation with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for teachers seeking to provide instruction in bilingual and multilingual settings.
This bill, which would be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature, would establish the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program and would require the commission to develop and implement a program to award, on a competitive basis, grants of up to $600,000 to consortia of local educational agencies, community colleges, and 4-year institutions of higher education to establish or expand pathways to bilingual teaching to enable bilingual pupils to earn a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential, with a bilingual authorization, as provided. The bill would require the commission to conduct outreach to eligible institutions to encourage applications and support institutions that need assistance in developing partnerships, as provided. The bill would require the commission to annually report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on any grants funded until funds are fully expended, as specified.
