California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1904: Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 44225.6 of, and to add Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 44375) to Chapter 2 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, and to add Sections 3075.4 and 3075.45 to the Labor Code, relating to teachers. teachers Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs. Under existing law, it is the public policy of this state to encourage the utilization of apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training, when such training is cost effective in developing skills needed to perform public services…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 44225.6 of, and to add Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 44375) to Chapter 2 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, and to add Sections 3075.4 and 3075.45 to the Labor Code, relating to teachers. teachers Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs. Under existing law, it is the public policy of this state to encourage the utilization of apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training, when such training is cost effective in developing skills needed to perform public services. Existing law requires state and local public agencies to make a diligent effort to establish apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations in their respective workforces. Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials. Existing law requires, as a minimum requirement for a preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential, the satisfactory completion of a program of professional preparation, as specified. This bill would require the commission and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to partner in the dissemination, approval, and monitoring of credentialed educator apprenticeship programs in California, and to communicate apprenticeship requirements to professional preparation programs, local educational agencies, and other potential sponsors of credentialed educator apprenticeship programs. The bill, notwithstanding any other law, would authorize …