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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1374 (Brownley)
          As Amended March 8, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |67-0 |(January 21,    |SENATE: |31-0 |May 13, 2010   |
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           Original Committee Reference:   ED.  

           SUMMARY  :  Streamlines requirements for the preliminary and clear  
          Designated Subjects Adult Education teaching credential (DSAE).   


           The Senate amendments  specify that a credential, permit,  
          certificate, or other document that is lawfully issued by the  
          Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) shall remain in force  
          in accordance with the laws and regulations under which it was  
          issued, and shall be exempt from new laws and regulations unless  
          specifically required.
           
          AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill is substantively similar to  
          the version approved by the Senate.
           
          FISCAL EFFECT  :  This bill is keyed non-fiscal.

           COMMENTS  :  According to the CTC, the adult education teaching  
          credential authorizes an individual to teach the subject(s)  
          named on the credential in courses organized primarily for  
          adults.  Adult education credentials are currently divided into  
          those that authorize the individual to teach academic subjects,  
          those designed to support adults preparing to take and pass the  
          General Equivalency Diploma examination (GED) and develop  
          English language skills, and non-academic subjects (i.e.,  
          nutrition, parenting education, and career technical education).  
           

          In April 2008, the CTC recruited an expert advisory panel to  
          review the credential requirements and the Standards of Quality  
          and Effectiveness for Designated Subjects Adult Education  
          Programs in order to update those standards.  The panel reviewed  
          a collection of resources and research related to adult  
          education including the 2008 Designated Subjects Career  
          Technical Education (DSCTE) Program Standards and made  








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          recommendations that revise the DSAE as outlined in this bill.   
          Many of the updates to the DSAE are aligned with updates made to  
          the DSCTE through the passage of SB 1104 (Scott), Chapter 576,  
          Statutes of 2008. 

          By reducing the experience requirement for the Preliminary DSAE  
          from five years to three years and by moving the United States  
          Constitution requirement into the clear DSEA, this bill could  
          make it easier for candidates to become adult education  
          teachers.  In consolidating the statutory requirements for the  
          preliminary DSAE and those for the clear DSAE, this bill creates  
          a two-tiered credential structure for the DSAE that parallels  
          the structure of other teaching credentials, such as preliminary  
          and clear single subject teaching credentials.  Additionally,  
          minor technical revisions are proposed to provide general clean  
          up and promote greater clarity within the section.  These  
          revisions include references to the basic skills, health  
          education, technology, and professional fitness requirements.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chelsea Kelley / ED. / (916) 319-2087 
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