---
type: "Bill"
title: "Preschool: dual language learners."
description: "Existing law, the Early Education Act, has as one of its purposes the provision of an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program that provides high-quality learning experiences, coordinated services, and referrals for families to access health and social-emotional support services through full- and part-time programs. The act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop standards for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs and requires that indicators of quality include, among other things, program activities and services that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of children and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 1363"
citation: "California AB 1363 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Preschool: dual language learners."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Luz Rivas"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0fc5d88-1029-4b87-b036-210e8b9e7e81"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363"
source_hash: "536e9fbffa7d754b10f31f4ddd2cb5133464a18319261813ab0f92821b122f39"
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 1363 (20212022) — Preschool: dual language learners.

Existing law, the Early Education Act, has as one of its purposes the provision of an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program that provides high-quality learning experiences, coordinated services, and referrals for families to access health and social-emotional support services through full- and part-time programs. The act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop standards for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs and requires that indicators of quality include, among other things, program activities and services that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of children and families.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136399INT)
2. **04/12/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136398AMD)
3. **06/21/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136397AMD)
4. **07/05/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136396AMD)
5. **08/26/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136395AMD)
6. **10/05/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136393CHP)
7. **AB1363** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363)
8. **09/09/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1363&version=20210AB136394ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1363 Luz Rivas Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1363 Luz Rivas Assembly Third Reading — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB1363 Luz Rivas et al. By Leyva — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Luz Rivas — primary (person)
- Chiu — coauthor (person)
- Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
- Medina — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2021-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2021-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and ED. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-06-01** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1735.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-05** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2021-08-16** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-26** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-08-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-09-02** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2343.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-09-02** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2021-09-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2836.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2021-10-05** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-10-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 498, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0fc5d88-1029-4b87-b036-210e8b9e7e81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).