---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teachers."
description: "Teachers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 954"
citation: "California AB 954 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Teachers."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goldberg"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2660d720-47aa-4b7a-b6cb-9e42d809d45a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954"
source_hash: "e9b459c4fe7fc2738ad383c4667dce64d699a30e72863e42be572b6c33ea33be"
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 954 (20032004) — Teachers.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95499INT)
2. **03/25/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95498AMD)
3. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95497AMD)
4. **05/15/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95496AMD)
5. **05/27/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95495AMD)
6. **07/01/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95494AMD)
7. **07/03/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95493AMD)
8. **07/15/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95492AMD)
9. **07/24/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95491AMD)
10. **09/29/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95489CHP)
11. **AB954** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954)
12. **09/05/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB954&version=20030AB95490ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab954 goldberg by karnette — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 954 goldberg assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 954 goldberg concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Goldberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2003-09-05** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 3468.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-04** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 4). `committee-passage`
- **2003-08-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2003-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-08-25** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2131.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-24** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-03** 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`
- **2003-07-01** 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`
- **2003-06-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 28. Page 1968.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-27** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 7.) (May 21). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-28** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 23). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-03-26** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2003-02-20** 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/2660d720-47aa-4b7a-b6cb-9e42d809d45a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).