BILL NUMBER: SB 1104 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 20, 2008
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 13, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Senator Scott
JANUARY 15, 2008
An act to amend Sections 44260, 44260.1, 44260.8, and
44399 and 44260.8 of, and to repeal Section
44253 of, the Education Code, relating to teacher credentials.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1104, as amended, Scott. Teacher credentialing.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing to issue a 2-year preliminary designated subjects
teaching credential upon the completion by an applicant of certain
specified requirements.
This bill would repeal that authority.
(2) Existing law specifies the requirements for a designated
subjects preliminary career technical education teaching credential
and for a 5-year renewal of that preliminary credential.
This bill instead would provide that the preliminary credential is
valid for a period of 3 years, revise the requirements to receive
the credential, and rename it the 3-year preliminary designated
subjects career technical education teaching credential. The bill
also would revise the renewal requirements and instead apply those
requirements to the receipt of a 5-year clear designated subjects
career technical education teaching credential. The holder of either
a preliminary or clear designated subjects career technical education
credential would be required to satisfy the minimum experience
requirements established by the local educational agency for each
course the credential holder is assigned to teach.
(3) Existing law specifies the requirements to receive a clear
designated subjects teaching credential for vocational education or
adult education.
This bill instead would rename that teaching credential the clear
designated subjects adult education teaching credential and make it
applicable only to adult education.
(4) Existing law requires the commission to issue a professional
clear credential to the holder of a preliminary multiple subject,
single subject, or education specialist teaching credential who
attains certification from the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards.
This bill instead would make that requirement applicable to the
holder of a preliminary teaching credential, including preliminary
designated subjects credentials.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 44253 of the Education Code is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 44260 of the Education Code is amended to read:
44260. The minimum requirements for the three-year preliminary
designated subjects career technical education teaching credential
shall be all of the following:
(a) Three years or the equivalent of adequate, successful, and
recent experience in, or experience and education in, the subject
named on the credential.
(b) Possession of a high school diploma or the passage of an
equivalency examination as designated by the commission.
(c) Satisfaction of the requirements for teacher fitness pursuant
to Sections 44339, 44340, and 44341.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the holder of a credential
described in this section shall satisfy the minimum experience
requirements established by the local educational agency for each
course he or she is assigned to teach.
SEC. 3. Section 44260.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:
44260.1. The minimum requirements for the five-year clear
designated subjects career technical education teaching credential
shall be all of the following:
(a) A valid three-year preliminary designated subjects career
technical education teaching credential.
(b) Two years of successful teaching, or the equivalent, as
authorized by the designated subjects preliminary career technical
education teaching credential.
(c) Completion of a program of personalized preparation as
approved by the commission. It is the intent of the Legislature that
the program of personalized preparation be consistent with whether
the credential holder performs full-time or part-time service.
(d) The study of health education as specified in subparagraph (A)
of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 44259.
(e) Completion of two semester units or passage of an examination
on the principles and provisions of the United States Constitution,
as specified in Section 44335.
(f) The study of computer-based technology, including the uses of
technology in educational settings.
(g) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the holder of a credential
described in this section shall satisfy the minimum experience
requirements established by the local educational agency for each
course he or she is assigned to teach.
SEC. 4. Section 44260.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:
44260.8. (a) The minimum requirements for the clear designated
subjects adult education teaching credential shall include the study
of health education as specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4)
of subdivision (c) of Section 44259.
(b) The minimum requirements for the clear designated subjects
adult education teaching credential shall include study of
computer-based technology, including the uses of technology in
educational settings.
SEC. 5. Section 44399 of the Education Code is
amended to read:
44399. Notwithstanding any provision of law, except Sections
44332.6, 44340, 44346.1, and 44830.1, the commission shall issue a
clear credential to the holder of a preliminary teaching credential
who attains certification from the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards. The clear credential issued pursuant to this
section shall authorize the holder to teach in the area that the
commission determines is equivalent to the certificate field in which
the teacher received certification from the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.