All Roll Calls
Yes: 234 • No: 0
CaliforniaAB 9592025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
Sponsored By: Heather Hadwick (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
One-year internship path to administrator credential
You can meet the preparation requirement by finishing a one‑year, supervised internship in administrative services. A school district, county office of education, or a regionally accredited college can run the internship, and the commission must approve it. The commission must also review internship preservice, professional development, and supervision rules at its next review of admin pathways. For these rules, a local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
More paths to school administrator credential
You can pursue the preliminary administrative services credential if you hold one of these: a valid teaching credential that required a bachelor’s degree and student teaching; a designated subjects credential plus a bachelor’s; a services credential in pupil personnel, health, clinical or rehabilitative, or teacher librarian; or a credential issued on or before December 31, 1971. A valid California occupational therapy or physical therapy license also qualifies. Which experience rules apply depends on whether AB 1009 is also enacted and effective by January 1, 2026. In one version, you need at least three years of full‑time classroom teaching, or three years in the listed pupil services. In another version, you need five years total across allowed roles (teaching, those services, librarian, or school‑based OT/PT), but a local educational agency may ask to waive up to two of those years if you finished an approved admin program, hold the right clear or life credential or license, and have an administrative job offer.
Job needed and five-year limit for credential
After you finish the required preparation, you must hold an administrative job, full or part time, in a public school or a regionally accredited private school. The preliminary administrative services credential then lasts five years from your first day in that job and is not renewable. Districts are encouraged to consider recent preparation or professional growth in school administration when hiring.
OT/PT credential holders face supervision limits
If your preliminary administrator credential is based in part on an OT or PT license, it does not by itself let you supervise or evaluate teachers. You may take on those duties only if your employing local educational agency finds you also have added education or job experience, leadership training, or an advanced degree that fits school administrator work.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Heather Hadwick
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/13/2025
Item 128 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 73 • No: 0
Senate vote • 9/11/2025
Item 221 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 40 • No: 0
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 7 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/7/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/25/2025
Vote in CS44
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 6/2/2025
Item 204 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 78 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
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 171, Statutes of 2025.
10/1/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/1/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
9/24/2025legislatureJoint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
9/13/2025HouseSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3503.).
9/13/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/12/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2933.).
9/11/2025SenateOrdered to special consent calendar.
9/9/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/8/2025SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9/5/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/2/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
8/29/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
8/29/2025SenateIn committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7/7/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6/25/2025SenateReferred to Com. on ED.
6/11/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6/3/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1930.)
6/2/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/27/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
5/23/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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.
3/18/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
3/17/2025HouseReferred to Com. on ED.
3/10/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/1/2025
Enrolled
9/16/2025
Amended Senate
9/5/2025
Amended Senate
8/29/2025
Amended Assembly
3/17/2025
Introduced
2/20/2025