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CaliforniaAB 12162025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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8 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Minimum PE time and complaint rights
All pupils must get at least 400 minutes of PE every 10 schooldays. Under a semester plan of at least 18 weeks, grade 6 totals 3,600 minutes a year and grades 7–12 total 7,200 minutes a year. Programs must follow the state PE framework and required fitness testing. You can file a complaint if the district falls short. On appeal, the state must issue a written decision within 60 days and districts must fix valid violations for all affected students and families.
More access for children with disabilities
Starting July 1, 2022, agencies must reserve at least 5% of funded preschool seats for children with exceptional needs, with full funding for those seats. These children must be taught in the least restrictive setting. If an agency does not meet the 5% reserve, it can be put on a conditional contract beginning July 1, 2026, unless it gets a waiver. After serving all other eligible children, programs may enroll children with exceptional needs even if family income is above the cutoff, and these enrollments do not count toward the 10% over‑income cap.
More stable preschool enrollment
Part‑day programs must certify and enroll families within 120 days before the new year starts. Once enrolled, a child stays eligible for that year and the next if age rules still fit. Beginning July 1, 2027, full‑day families stay eligible for at least 24 months without reporting changes, except families that qualified by income must report income increases over the ongoing limit. If eligibility would end before the program year ends, it continues until the year ends. Payments made during the covered eligibility period are not treated as errors if your situation changes, unless there was fraud.
Who qualifies for state preschool
The law sets clear rules for who can get state preschool. For part‑day, a child can be age 2 (only if the program opts in), 3, or 4, or enrolled in kindergarten, and must meet age rules. A family must meet at least one: gets public aid, is income‑eligible, is homeless, has child protective services involvement, has a child with exceptional needs, or has a household member certified for Medi‑Cal, CalFresh, or similar. For full‑day, the child must be 3 or 4 and the family must also have a childcare need because a parent is in work, school, or training, is seeking housing, is incapacitated, or an agency has identified the child as homeless, abused, at risk, or needing protective services.
Easier teacher credential rules for early childhood
Accredited community college coursework can count toward the subject‑matter units needed for several California teaching credentials. The law also says multiple‑subject teaching includes common early childhood classroom practice. This can lower training costs and clarify assignments for early childhood teachers.
Some preschool seats for higher‑income families
After enrolling all eligible children, programs may enroll families up to 15% above the income limit, but no more than 10% of seats in a contract can be over‑income. After that, full‑day programs may enroll 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds who do not meet a listed need. Providers inside a public school attendance boundary may also fill open seats with nearby 2‑, 3‑, and 4‑year‑olds once eligible children are served.
Preschool rules timeline and future repeal
The department uses management bulletins by December 31, 2022, and starts formal rulemaking by December 31, 2023, to implement these preschool rules until regulations take effect. Section 8208 becomes inoperative on July 1, 2027, and is repealed on January 1, 2028.
Schools must limit student smartphone use
By July 1, 2026, each school board adopts a policy to limit or ban student smartphone use at school or during school activities, with a review at least every five years. Policies must allow exceptions for emergencies, staff permission, doctor‑documented health needs, and IEP requirements. Policies must be developed with community input and cannot allow schools to monitor or collect students’ online activity.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 7/14/2025
Item 10 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 78 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/27/2025
Item 119 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 38 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/11/2025
Vote in CS44
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 4/24/2025
Item 146 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 75 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/9/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 14 • No: 0
legislature vote • 3/26/2025
Vote in CX03
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 88, Statutes of 2025.
7/30/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
7/30/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
7/18/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2531.).
7/14/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6/27/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1811.).
6/27/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
6/24/2025SenateFrom committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
6/23/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6/11/2025SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
5/27/2025SenateReferred to Com. on ED.
5/7/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4/24/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1279.)
4/24/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
4/10/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).
4/9/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
3/27/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on ED.
3/11/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
3/10/2025HouseReferred to Com. on ED.
3/10/2025HouseRead first time.
2/24/2025HouseFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2/22/2025HouseIntroduced. To print.
2/21/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
7/30/2025
Enrolled
7/16/2025
Amended Senate
5/27/2025
Amended Assembly
3/10/2025
Introduced
2/21/2025