BILL NUMBER: AB 1016	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Quirk-Silva

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 51461 of, and to add Section 44258.8 to,
the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1016, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Foreign language instruction:
teaching credential: State Seal of Biliteracy.
   Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
issue various types of teaching and services credentials, including
the issuance of a multiple or single subject teaching credential.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
award the State Seal of Biliteracy to high school graduates who meet
specified requirements, including, but not limited to, proficiency in
one or more languages other than English.
   This bill would require the commission to issue a foreign language
teaching credential for the sole purpose of providing foreign
language instruction as part of an after school program voluntarily
maintained by a school district to a person who has a baccalaureate
degree from an accredited institution of postsecondary education and
passes the single subject California Subject Examinations for
Teachers in the foreign language in which he or she will be providing
instruction.
   The bill would allow a high school pupil to demonstrate that he or
she has proficiency in one or more languages other than English, for
the purpose of being awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy, by
successfully completing four years of foreign language instruction
from a person issued that credential as part of an after school
program voluntarily maintained by a school district.
   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 44258.8 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   44258.8.  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall
issue a foreign language teaching credential for the sole purpose of
providing foreign language instruction as part of an after school
program voluntarily maintained by a school district to a person who
meets both of the following requirements:
   (a) Passes the single subject California Subject Examinations for
Teachers in the foreign language in which he or she will be providing
instruction.
   (b) Has a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of
postsecondary education.
  SEC. 2.  Section 51461 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   51461.  (a) The State Seal of Biliteracy certifies attainment of a
high level of proficiency by a graduating high school pupil in one
or more languages, in addition to English, and certifies that the
graduate meets all of the following criteria:
   (1) Completion of all English language arts requirements for
graduation with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or above in
those classes.
   (2) Passing the California Standards Test in English language arts
administered in grade 11 at the proficient level or above.
   (3) Proficiency in one or more languages other than English,
demonstrated through one of the following methods:
   (A) Passing a foreign language Advanced Placement examination with
a score of 3 or higher or an International Baccalaureate examination
with a score of 4 or higher.
   (B) Successful completion of a four-year high school course of
study in a foreign language, and attaining an overall grade point
average of 3.0 or above in that course of study.
   (C) If no Advanced Placement examination or off-the-shelf language
test exists and the school district can certify to the
Superintendent that the test meets the rigor of a four-year high
school course of study in that foreign language, passing a school
district language examination that, at a minimum, assesses speaking,
reading, and writing in a language other than English at the
proficient level or higher. If a school district offers a language
examination in a language in which an Advanced Placement examination
or off-the-shelf language test exists, the school district language
examination shall be approved by the Superintendent for the purpose
of determining proficiency in a language other than English.
   (D) Passing the SAT II foreign language examination with a score
of 600 or higher. 
   (E) Successful completion of four years of foreign language
instruction from a person issued a teaching credential pursuant to
Section 44258.8 as part of an after school program voluntarily
maintained by a school district. 
   (b) If the primary language of a pupil in any of grades 9 to 12,
inclusive, is other than English, he or she shall do both of the
following in order to qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy:
   (1) Attain the early advanced proficiency level on the English
language development test. For purposes of this paragraph, a
participating school district may administer the English language
development test an additional time as necessary.
   (2) Meet the requirements of subdivision (a).
   (c) For languages in which an Advanced Placement test is not
available, the Superintendent may provide a listing of equivalent
summative tests that school districts may use in place of an Advanced
Placement test for purposes of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a). A school district may provide the Superintendent
with a list of equivalent summative tests that the district uses in
place of an Advanced Placement test for purposes of subparagraph (A)
of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a). The Superintendent may use lists
received from school districts in developing his or her list of
equivalent summative tests.
   (d) For purposes of this article, "foreign language" means a
language other than English, and includes American Sign Language.