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                                       CONSENT


          Bill No:  SB 576
          Author:   Block (D)
          Amended:  4/30/13
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE  :  9-0, 4/24/13
          AYES:  Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Hancock, Hueso, Huff,  
            Jackson, Monning

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8


           SUBJECT  :    Teacher credentialing:  Commission on Teacher  
          Credentialing

           SOURCE  :     Commission on Teacher Credentialing


           DIGEST  :    This bill authorizes the Board of Governors of the  
          California Community Colleges (CCC) to appoint an alternate  
          representative to serve as an ex officio member to the  
          Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), in the absence of the  
          California Postsecondary Education Commission's (CPEC)  
          representative.

           ANALYSIS  :    Established in 1970, the CTC develops professional  
          standards for preparation, certification, and assignment  
          monitoring of K-12 public school teachers as well as for  
          administration and service professionals.  The CTC implements  
          these programs through the issuance and renewal of teaching and  
          service credentials, accreditation of teacher preparation  
          programs, and monitoring of teacher conduct.
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          The CTC is comprised of 19 members:  15 voting members and four  
          ex-officio, non-voting members.  The voting members are the  
          Superintendent of Public Instruction and 14 members appointed by  
          the Governor for four-year terms.  These appointments include  
          six teacher representatives, four representatives of the public,  
          one member of a school district governing board, one K-12 school  
          administrator, one faculty member from a college or university,  
          and one non-administrator services credential representative  
          (e.g. school counselor, librarian, or speech therapist).  The  
          four ex-officio members, whose terms are ongoing, represent the  
          Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities,  
          the Regents of the University of California (UC), the CPEC, and  
          the California State University (CSU).  

          The ex-officio members do not vote in any of the proceedings of  
          the CTC nor in any of its committees or subcommittees, except by  
          a majority vote of the CTC, ex-officio members may be permitted  
          to vote in order to establish a quorum or as otherwise  
          determined by the CTC.

          This bill authorizes the Board of Governors of the CCC to  
          appoint an alternate representative to serve as an ex officio  
          member to the CTC, in the absence of the CPEC's representative.

           Comments
          
          Need for the bill  .  The CPEC is no longer operational.  It was  
          defunded in 2011 and subsequently has not received any funding  
          in the budget.  Therefore there has not been a representative  
          from the CPEC on the CTC since 2011, leaving the position  
          vacant.  

           Rationale for having a community colleges representative  .   
          According to the author's office and information provided by the  
          CTC, sponsor of the bill, California's teacher preparation  
          programs intersect with the community colleges in several ways.   


          Many teacher candidates begin their undergraduate studies in the  
          community colleges and complete it at the UC or CSU campus.  

          Additionally, specific teacher pipeline programs, such as the  
          Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program are dependent on  

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          articulated partnerships across 22 Program sites.  These  
          partnerships include written articulation agreements with 50  
          campuses of community colleges, 21 CSU campuses, four UC  
          campuses, and 15 independent colleges and universities allowing  
          postsecondary institutions to contribute to the program's goal  
          of creating innovative teacher education models.  

          Further, the community colleges are a major provider of Child  
          Development permit candidates.  Child Development Permits  
          constitute 21% of the documents issued by the CTC.  According to  
          the sponsor, having institutional representation from the  
          community colleges would allow all segments of higher education  
          to be represented and provide the CTC with additional  
          perspective of that segment.

          The Chancellor's Office of the CCC has indicated that community  
          college representation on the CTC will be appropriate given  
          their role in the teacher preparation pipeline and programs for  
          students in child development programs.   

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/10/13)

          Commission on Teacher Credentialing (source) 
          California Federation of Teachers
          Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges



          PQ:nld  5/14/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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