Amended in Senate April 1, 2013

Senate Bill No. 521

Introduced by Senator Wyland

February 21, 2013

An act to amend Section begin delete 44253.3 end delete begin insert 33540 end insert of the Education Code, relating to education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 521, as amended, Wyland. Education: begin delete teacher credentialing. end delete begin insert Instructional Quality Commission: course requirements: civics and American government education. end insert

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Existing law requires the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to request that the Instructional Quality Commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework developed by the History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee of the state board to ensure that minimum standards for courses in American government and civics include sufficient attention to teaching pupils how to interact, in a practical manner, with state and local governmental agencies and representatives to solve problems and to petition for changes in laws and procedures.

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This bill would also require that those minimum standards for courses in American government and civics include the teaching of the comparative differences between the rights of citizens in America and those in other countries, and the connection of civics and American government to western civilizations.

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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.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in those provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert Section 33540 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended
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33540.  

(a) The begin delete State Board of Education end delete begin insert state board end insert and the
department shall request that the commission review and revise,
as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science
framework developed by the History-Social Science Curriculum
Framework and Criteria Committee of the state board to ensure
that minimum standards for courses in American government and
civics include sufficient attention to teaching pupils how to interact,
in a practical manner, with state and local governmental agencies
and representatives to solve problems and to petition for changes
in laws and procedures begin insert , the comparative differences between the
rights of citizens in America and those in other countries, and the
connection of civics and American government to western
civilizations end insert .

(b) When the history-social science framework is revised as
required by law, the commission shall ensure that the following
historical documents are incorporated into the framework, as
appropriate:

(1) The Declaration of Independence.

(2) The United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.

(3) The Federalist Papers.

(4) The Emancipation Proclamation.

(5) The Gettysburg Address.

(6) George Washington’s Farewell Address.

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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 that are
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 that are 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.

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