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Bill Graduation requirements: local requirements: exemptions. Existing law requires a pupil to complete designated coursework while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school. These graduation requirements include, among others, the completion of 3 years of courses in English, 2 years of courses in mathematics, 2 years of courses in science, and 3 years of courses in social studies, as specified. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to also adopt its own additional coursework requirements. us/states/ca California Legislature 20232024 AB 2251 California AB 2251 (20232024)
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California AB 2251 (20232024) — Graduation requirements: local requirements: exemptions.

Existing law requires a pupil to complete designated coursework while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school. These graduation requirements include, among others, the completion of 3 years of courses in English, 2 years of courses in mathematics, 2 years of courses in science, and 3 years of courses in social studies, as specified. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to also adopt its own additional coursework requirements.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/08/24 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 04/01/24 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  3. 08/14/24 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 09/25/24 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  5. AB2251 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 08/28/24 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 70 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading AB2251 Connolly By Stern — 330 (pass) · upper
  • AB 2251 Connolly Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 770 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 70 (pass) · upper
  • AB 2251 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day — 740 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Connolly — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2024-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
  • 2024-02-26 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
  • 2024-03-21 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
  • 2024-04-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2024-04-02 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2024-04-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4661.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2024-04-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2024-05-01 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
  • 2024-06-05 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-06-06 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2024-06-13 From Consent Calendar.
  • 2024-06-13 Ordered to third reading.
  • 2024-08-14 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2024-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2024-08-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 5273.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2024-08-21 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
  • 2024-08-26 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6566.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  • 2024-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2024-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 560, Statutes of 2024. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/be5e6ad5-d8ea-472c-8cc5-0ce5982cabea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).