Senate Bill No. 521

Introduced by Senator Wyland

February 21, 2013

An act to amend Section 44253.3 of the Education Code, relating to education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 521, as introduced, Wyland. Education: teacher credentialing.

Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue an authorization for a teacher to provide specified services to limited-English-proficient pupils, as prescribed.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in those provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 44253.3 of the Education Code is
amended to read:

44253.3.  

(a) The commission shall issue an authorization for
a teacher to provide all of the following services to
limited-English-proficient pupils:

(1) Instruction for English language development in preschool,
kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and classes begin insert that are end insert
organized primarily for adults, except when the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the
possession of a children’s center instructional permit pursuant to
Sections 8363 and 44252.7, a children’s center supervision permit
pursuant to Section 8363, or a designated subjects teaching
credential in adult education pursuant to Section 44260.2. If the
requirement specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied
by the possession of a children’s center instructional permit, or a
children’s center supervision permit, instruction for English
language development is limited to the programs authorized by
that permit. If the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) is satisfied by the possession of a designated
subjects teaching credential in adult education, instruction for
English language development is limited to classes organized
primarily for adults.

(2) Specially designed content instruction delivered in English
in the subjects and at the levels authorized by the teacher’s
prerequisite credential or permit begin insert that are end insert used to satisfy the
requirement specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(b) The minimum requirements for the authorization, which
may be completed at the same time as the initial preparation for
the prerequisite credential or at a later date, shall include all of the
following:

(1) Possession of a valid California teaching credential, services
credential, visiting faculty permit, children’s center instructional
permit, or children’s center supervision permit which credential
or permit authorizes the holder to provide instruction to pupils in
preschool, kindergarten, any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or classes
primarily organized for adults, except for any of the following:

(A) Emergency credentials or permits.

(B) Exchange credentials as specified in Section 44333.

(C) District intern credentials as specified in Section 44325.

(D) Sojourn certificated employee credentials as specified in
Section 44856.

(E) Teacher education internship credentials as specified in
Article 3 (commencing with Section 44450) of Chapter 3.

(2) Passage of one or more examinations, or by completing an
approved program that consists of coursework or a combination
of coursework and examinations, that the commission determines
is necessary for demonstrating the knowledge and skills required
for effective delivery of the services included in the authorization.

(3) Completion of at least six semester units, or nine quarter
units, of coursework in a second language at a regionally accredited
institution of postsecondary education. The commission shall
establish minimum standards for scholarship in the required
coursework. The commission also shall establish alternative ways
in which the requirement can be satisfied by language-learning
experience that creates an awareness of the challenges of
second-language acquisition and development.

(c) Completion of coursework in human relations in accordance
with the commission’s standards of program quality and
effectiveness that includes, at a minimum, instruction in the
following:

(1) The nature and content of culture.

(2) Cross-cultural contact and interactions.

(3) Cultural diversity in the United States and California.

(4) Providing instruction responsive to the diversity of the pupil
population.

(5) Recognizing and responding to behavior related to the
characteristics listed in Section 220.

(6) Techniques for the peaceful resolution of conflict.

(d) The commission shall establish alternative requirements for
a teacher to earn the authorization, which shall be awarded as a
supplementary authorization pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
44225.

(e) A teacher who possesses a credential or permit described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and is able to present a valid
out-of-state credential or certificate that authorizes the instruction
of English language learners may qualify for the authorization
issued under this section by submitting an application and fee to
the commission.

(f) The commission may issue an authorization under this section
if the applicant possesses a valid California teaching credential
and holds either of the following certificates issued by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards:

(1) Early and Middle Childhood/English as a New Language
Certificate.

(2) Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/English as a
New Language Certificate.

(g) The authorization shall remain valid as long as the
prerequisite credential or permit specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) remains valid.