---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teacher credentialing: special education."
description: "Teacher credentialing: special education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2171"
citation: "California AB 2171 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Teacher credentialing: special education."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benoit"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2004-02-18"
last_action: "2004-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e78a827a-cff0-491c-8951-be248266dc99"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171"
source_hash: "3495d2a372a5f032d2d151c10134f9793f6fe936697e18c7d91147c4ab8c88bd"
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 2171 (20032004) — Teacher credentialing: special education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/18/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171&version=20030AB217199INT)
2. **04/12/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171&version=20030AB217198AMD)
3. **05/19/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171&version=20030AB217197AMD)
4. **07/06/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171&version=20030AB217195CHP)
5. **AB2171** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171)
6. **06/28/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2171&version=20030AB217196ENR)

## Votes

- do pass as amended and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab2171 benoit — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2171 benoit consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2171 benoit concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benoit — primary (person)
- Dutra — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2004-07-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 106, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-07-05** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
- **2004-06-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6590.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-06-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-06-24** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4363.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-06-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-29** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5432.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-26** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-22** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 31). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2004-02-18** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e78a827a-cff0-491c-8951-be248266dc99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).