Instructional programs: State Seal of Civic Engagement.
Existing law sets forth various requirements for the issuance of diplomas conferred upon a pupil as evidence of graduation from high school. Existing law establishes the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma for the purpose of recognizing pupils who have mastered the high school curriculum. Existing law also establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy, awarded by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with specified criteria, to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.
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California Legislature
20172018
AB 24
California AB 24 (20172018)
bill
Instructional programs: State Seal of Civic Engagement.
California AB 24 (20172018) — Instructional programs: State Seal of Civic Engagement.
Existing law sets forth various requirements for the issuance of diplomas conferred upon a pupil as evidence of graduation from high school. Existing law establishes the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma for the purpose of recognizing pupils who have mastered the high school curriculum. Existing law also establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy, awarded by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with specified criteria, to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 24 EGGMAN Assembly Third Reading — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 24 EGGMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB24 Eggman et al. By Stern — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Eggman — primary (person)
Baker — coauthor (person)
Cooley — coauthor (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Dodd — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Mullin — coauthor (person)
Stern — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-12-05 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-12-06 From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.
2017-01-19 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2017-03-23 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-03-27 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-03-28 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2017-04-05 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-04-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-04-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1187.) amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-04-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1260.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-04-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-05-10 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2017-06-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-06-26 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-07-06 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-07-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-07-17 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-07-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2307.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2017-09-05 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2911.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2017-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 604, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c20c2793-9392-4c32-8dae-91856342eb60. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).