AB 1904 (Gipson): establishes a statewide framework for credentialed educator apprenticeship programs by requiring the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to jointly approve, oversee, and support these programs. The bill authorizes the issuance of apprenticeship certificates or permits to educator candidates while they complete paid, on-the-job training aligned with credentialing requirements. The bill passed the Legislature and was signed by the Governor on September 30, 2026.CABE supported this bill.

AB 2056 (Álvarez, David): updates state laws to make it easier for local educational agencies, county offices of education, and charter schools to sponsor and place credentialed bilingual teachers from Mexico and Spain into California classrooms by expanding recruitment, broadening participation, and removing barriers such as the one-year time limit on exchanges. Signed by the Governor on August 24, 2026. CABE supported this bill.

AB 2107 (Pellerin): Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP): requires local educational agencies (LEAs) with the ability to utilize ELOP to prioritize offering access to unduplicated pupils. The bill passed the Legislature and was signed by the Governor on September 27, 2026. CABE supported this bill

AB 2294 (Ta): State holiday: Sylvia Mendez Day: declares April 14th as Sylvia Mendez Day in honor of the landmark Mendez v. Westminster school desegregation case. The bill was signed by the Governor on September 27, 2026. CABE supported this bill.

AB 2332 (González, Mark): requires the California Department of Education to designate a statewide Dual Language Immersion Coordinator by July 1, 2027, to support and expand bilingual education programs The DLIC would be the primary contact between the CDE and LEAs to assist with creating new or expanding existing dual language immersion programs, as well as to create, publish, and maintain a directory of operative dual language immersion programs on the CDE’s website by 2028. Signed by the Governor on September 27, 2026. CABE supported this bill.

AB 2325 (Álvarez, David): would have established the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program and create an online database called the Bilingual Clinical Placement Registry to strengthen the state’s bilingual educator workforce. This bill did not pass the Legislature. However, specific policy mechanisms from the bill were moved into the final 2026-27 state budget via a $10 million allocation. CABE supported this bill.

AB 2467 (Committee on Education): A K-12 omnibus bill, which includes a number of technical revisions to education policy. CABE supports the inclusion of a delay in the transitional kindergarten multilingual learner screening timeline by one year, which includes field testing and statewide screening, as well as an extension of the utilization of the existing $10 million appropriation for this use until June 30, 2029. The measure additionally allows a student to demonstrate proficiency in Spanish for the State Seal of Biliteracy by achieving Level 3 on the high school California Spanish Assessment. The bill was signed by the Governor on September 27, 2026.

AB 2468 (Patel): School accountability: students with disabilities: Contingent upon an appropriation, beginning in the 2027-28 school year, would require the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence to administer the Supporting Inclusive Practices project, as well as expand the project and build on its alignment and partnerships with statewide improvement initiatives. This would include improving student outcomes by increasing opportunities for students with disabilities to access education in general education settings, as well as supporting the educator workforce. The project would be required to provide technical assistance to LEAs and charter schools focused on supporting evidence-based practices to increase access for students with disabilities in general education settings and to support progress toward a high school diploma. The bill was passed by the Legislature and was signed by the Governor on September 27, 2026. CABE supported this bill.

AB 2555 (Patel, Darshana): streamlines the reclassification process for English learner (EL) students by moving away from a complex 50-year-old multi-criteria system toward a clearer, test-based statewide standard. This bill was signed by the Governor on September 27, 2026, with an urgency clause so eligible students can be reclassified immediately. CABE co-sponsored this bill along with Californians Together.  

CABE supported 3 gubernatorial appointees to the SBE: Cynthia Glover Woods, Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez.