California AB2225: Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 1 of Chapter 66 of the Statutes of 2026, relating to education governance. education governance Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting. Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law vests all executive and administrative functions of the State Department of Education in an Education Commissioner…

From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:

An act to amend Section 1 of Chapter 66 of the Statutes of 2026, relating to education governance. education governance Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting. Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law vests all executive and administrative functions of the State Department of Education in an Education Commissioner. Existing law requires the Education Commissioner, on or before October 1, 2027, to develop findings and recommendations, including recommendations for necessary actions and activities, for a 2nd phase of education governance consolidation and streamlining, as specified, and to submit to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature (1) an interim report, by June 30, 2027, with a detailed description of the process used to gather required input for the development of those findings and recommendations and (2) a final report, by October 1, 2027, containing the findings and recommendations. This bill would require the Education Commissioner, utilizing those findings and recommendations, to submit a report, on or before October 1, 2028, to the Governor and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on, among other things, (1) progress toward implementation of the recommended actions or activities for education governance consolidation and streamlining and (2) recommendations of any additional steps the Governor and Legislature can take to consolidate or eliminate fragmented or duplicative state requirements and activities that …

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Sponsors

• Patel, Darshana R (D, AD76) · primary sponsor
• Al Muratsuchi (D, AD66) · primary sponsor
• Rhodesia Ransom (D, AD13) · primary sponsor
• Robert Garcia (D, AD50) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 18, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 15, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6967.).
5. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
6. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. August 30, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 30, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
9. August 28, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 27, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Votes

• AB 2225 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2225 Patel et al. By Pérez (August 30, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2225 Patel Assembly Third Reading (May 27, 2026): 78 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2225?

AB2225 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.

What does AB2225 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 1 of Chapter 66 of the Statutes of 2026, relating to education governance. education governance Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting. Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law vests all executive and administrative functions of the State Department of Education in an Education Commissioner…

What is the status of AB2225?

Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2225?

Patel, Darshana R (D, AD76), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2225?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2225