republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/ab-2251.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Graduation requirements: local requirements: exemptions."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 2251"
citation: "California AB 2251 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Graduation requirements", "exemptions", "local requirements"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Connolly"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be5e6ad5-d8ea-472c-8cc5-0ce5982cabea"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251"
source_hash: "532e3beb55a524ca35531278232436b4807231dea164b321ed9726a92c571825"
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 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](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225199INT)
2. **04/01/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225198AMD)
3. **08/14/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225197AMD)
4. **09/25/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225195CHP)
5. **AB2251** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251)
6. **08/28/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2251&version=20230AB225196ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB2251 Connolly By Stern — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2251 Connolly Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2251 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be5e6ad5-d8ea-472c-8cc5-0ce5982cabea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).