Senate Bill No. 576

Introduced by Senator Block

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 44212 of the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 576, as introduced, Block. Teacher credentialing: Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing in state government and requires the commission to consist of 15 voting members. Existing law requires the appointment of 4 nonvoting ex officio members, one each by the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the California Postsecondary Education Commission, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities.

This bill would require the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to appoint an ex officio member to the commission instead of the California Postsecondary Education Commission.

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 44212 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

44212.  

The Regents of the University of California, the
Trustees of the California State University, the begin delete California
Postsecondary Education Commission end delete begin insert Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges end insert , and the Association of
Independent California Colleges and Universities shall each appoint
a representative to serve as member ex officio without vote in
proceedings of the commission.

The ex officio members shall not vote in begin delete any end delete begin insert the end insert proceedings of
the commission nor in any of its committees or subcommittees,
except, by a majority vote of the commission, ex officio members
may be permitted to vote in committees or subcommittees in order
to establish a quorum or as otherwise determined by majority vote
of the commission.