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.
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.
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; origin ocd-bill/f0fc5d88-1029-4b87-b036-210e8b9e7e81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).