BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 576| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. CONTINUED SB 576 Page 2 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 CONTINUED SB 576 Page 3 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 **** END **** CONTINUED