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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Graduation requirements: local requirements: exemptions."
+description: "Existing law requires a pupil to complete designated coursework while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school. These graduation requirements include, among others, the completion of 3 years of courses in English, 2 years of courses in mathematics, 2 years of courses in science, and 3 years of courses in social studies, as specified. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to also adopt its own additional coursework requirements."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20232024"
+identifier: "AB 2251"
+citation: "California AB 2251 (20232024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Graduation requirements", "exemptions", "local requirements"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Connolly"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2024-02-08"
+last_action: "2024-09-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be5e6ad5-d8ea-472c-8cc5-0ce5982cabea"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251"
+source_hash: "532e3beb55a524ca35531278232436b4807231dea164b321ed9726a92c571825"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California AB 2251 (20232024) — Graduation requirements: local requirements: exemptions.
+
+Existing law requires a pupil to complete designated coursework while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school. These graduation requirements include, among others, the completion of 3 years of courses in English, 2 years of courses in mathematics, 2 years of courses in science, and 3 years of courses in social studies, as specified. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to also adopt its own additional coursework requirements.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **02/08/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225199INT)
+2. **04/01/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225198AMD)
+3. **08/14/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225197AMD)
+4. **09/25/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225195CHP)
+5. **AB2251** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251)
+6. **08/28/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225196ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading AB2251 Connolly By Stern — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- AB 2251 Connolly Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- AB 2251 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Connolly — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-08** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-09** From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
+- **2024-02-26** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-21** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
+- **2024-04-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2024-04-02** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2024-04-08** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4661.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2024-04-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
+- **2024-05-01** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-06-05** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-06-06** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2024-06-13** From Consent Calendar.
+- **2024-06-13** Ordered to third reading.
+- **2024-08-14** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2024-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2024-08-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 5273.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2024-08-21** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
+- **2024-08-26** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6566.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-09-03** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
+- **2024-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 560, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be5e6ad5-d8ea-472c-8cc5-0ce5982cabea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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