AB49Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to educational personnel. (BDR 34-519)
Introduced by Education
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to educational personnel; authorizing a person who holds a license to teach in another state to be hired as a teacher in this State on a certain provisional basis if he or she satisfies certain requirements; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to prescribe certain regulations concerning the licensure of teachers, school counselors, school nurses and school social workers; eliminating the authority of the State Board of Education to disapprove of regulations adopted by the Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 458. (Effective July 1, 2026)
June 11, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · June 2, 2025
21
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.
One response per device. Location is self-reported and not verified. Results are informal and not a scientific survey.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 161.)
Taken from General File.
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 885.) To printer.
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.)
To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 458. (Effective July 1, 2026)
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