republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-1374.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adult education: teaching credentials."
description: "(1) Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. Existing law provides that a credential, certificate, or permit shall remain in force as long as it is valid and continues to be valid under the laws and regulations that were in effect when it was issued."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1374"
citation: "California AB 1374 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adult education: teaching credentials."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brownley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2010-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1400879c-43c9-46c2-8b5a-6dd9d452f572"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374"
source_hash: "59fa7872b0b082a37118b28d4475df2c375898b0044201a4197635cedd41e653"
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 1374 (20092010) — Adult education: teaching credentials.

(1) Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. Existing law provides that a credential, certificate, or permit shall remain in force as long as it is valid and continues to be valid under the laws and regulations that were in effect when it was issued.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/27/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374&version=20090AB137499INT)
2. **01/04/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374&version=20090AB137498AMD)
3. **01/15/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374&version=20090AB137497AMD)
4. **03/08/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374&version=20090AB137496AMD)
5. **07/06/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374&version=20090AB137494CHP)
6. **AB1374** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374)
7. **06/18/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1374&version=20090AB137495ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1374 BROWNLEY Consent Calendar Second Day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1374 BROWNLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB1374 Brownley — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brownley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2009-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2009-03-31** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-01-04** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (January 13). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-01-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-01-19** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-01-21** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3837.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-01-21** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-02-04** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** 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, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-05-05** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 5). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-06** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-05-13** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-05-13** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-06-17** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5697.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:50 p.m.
- **2010-07-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 36, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1400879c-43c9-46c2-8b5a-6dd9d452f572`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).