AB 2325CALIFORNIASession 20252026

California AB 2325 creates $600,000 grant program to expand bilingual teacher training pathways

Original title: Teachers: bilingual teachers: Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program.

August 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

This bill aims to address teacher shortages in multilingual classrooms by creating a direct pipeline for bilingual students to obtain specialized teaching credentials through partnerships between K-12 districts and higher education institutions.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

local educational agencies

They are eligible to apply for competitive grants to form partnerships for teacher training.

4-year institutions of higher education

They are eligible to form consortia with local educational agencies to establish bilingual teaching pathways.

bilingual pupils

They are the target demographic for the new pathways to earn teaching credentials.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

AB 2325 establishes the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program, which provides competitive grants of up to $600,000 to local school districts and colleges to create new training routes for bilingual students to earn teaching credentials. The program will become active only if the state Legislature provides specific funding for it.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive these grants?

that form partnerships () with 4-year higher education institutions or community colleges.

When does this program start?

The program will only become operative once the Legislature appropriates funding for it.

What kind of teaching credentials does this program support?

It supports multiple subject, single subject, PK-3 early childhood education specialist, and education specialist credentials, all with a .

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Contingent Funding Structure

The program is explicitly designed to be dormant until the Legislature takes a separate action to appropriate funds, a common mechanism for managing state budget priorities.

AB 2325

Connected Entities

organizationCommission on Teacher Credentialing“The agency responsible for developing, implementing, and reporting on the grant ”Map →

otherPathways to Bilingual Teaching Program“The new program established by the bill to award grants for bilingual teacher tr”Map →

organizationState Department of Education“The agency that currently administers the existing Bilingual Teacher Professiona”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

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