BILL NUMBER: AB 2248 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
An act to amend Sections 44253.3, 44253.4, and 44274.2 of the
Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2248, as introduced, Holden. Teacher credentialing:
out-of-state trained teachers.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
issue a 5-year preliminary teaching credential to an out-of-state
prepared teacher who meets specified requirements. Existing law
requires the commission to issue a clear teaching credential to an
out-of-state prepared applicant who satisfies specified requirements,
including verifying 2 or more years of teaching experience.
This bill would require the commission to issue these teaching
credentials within 30 days of receiving all required documentation.
Existing law requires the commission to issue authorizations for a
teacher to provide specific services to limited-English-proficient
pupils, if certain minimum requirements are met.
This bill would require the commission, within 30 days of
receiving all required documentation, to issue these authorizations
to a teacher who holds a valid teaching credential or is applying for
a certain teaching credential as an out-of-state prepared teacher
and is able to present a valid out-of-state credential or certificate
that authorizes the equivalent level of instruction of English
learners.
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 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 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 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)
(4) 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)
(A) The nature and content of culture.
(2)
(B) Cross-cultural contact and interactions.
(3)
(C) Cultural diversity in the United States and
California.
(4)
(D) Providing instruction responsive to the diversity
of the pupil population.
(5)
(E) Recognizing and responding to behavior related to
the characteristics listed in Section 220.
(6)
(F) Techniques for the peaceful resolution of conflict.
(d)
(c) 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
(d) The commission shall
issue, within 30 days of receiving an application, a fee, and all
documentation required, authorization under this section to
a teacher who possesses a credential or permit described
in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) or is applying for a
teaching credential pursuant to Section 44274.2, and is able to
present a valid out-of-state credential or certificate that
authorizes the equivalent level of instruction of English
language learners may qualify for the authorization issued
under this section by submitting an application and fee to the
commission. learners.
(f)
(e) 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)
(f) The authorization shall remain valid as long as the
prerequisite credential or permit specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) remains valid.
SEC. 2. Section 44253.4 of the Education Code is amended to read:
44253.4. (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 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, then instruction for English language development
shall be 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, then instruction for English language
development shall be 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 used to satisfy the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(3) Content instruction delivered in the pupil's primary language
in the subjects and at the levels authorized by the teacher's
prerequisite credential or permit used to satisfy the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(4) Instruction for primary language development in preschool,
kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and classes 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, a children's center
supervision permit, or a designated subjects teaching credential in
adult education. 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, then
instruction for primary 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, then
instruction for primary language development is limited to classes
organized primarily for adults.
(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 both 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 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, skills, and language
proficiency required for effective delivery of the services included
in the authorization.
(c) To earn the authorization, teachers who hold the authorization
described in Section 44253.3, or in Article 3.5 (commencing with
Section 44475) of Chapter 3, as that section and that article existed
on December 31, 1992, shall not be required to pass examinations
that primarily assess the skills and knowledge necessary for
effective delivery of the services included in the authorizations
they possess.
(d) The authorization shall remain valid as long as the
prerequisite credential or permit specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) remains valid.
(e) The commission initially shall issue authorizations for
languages spoken by the largest numbers of limited-English-proficient
pupils for which there are reasonable numbers of teachers or
potential teachers who speak those languages. The commission shall
explore alternative ways to make authorizations available for other
languages.
(f) The commission shall issue, within 30 days of receiving an
application, a fee, and all documentation required, authorization
under this section to a teacher who possesses a credential or permit
described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) or is applying for a
teaching credential pursuant to Section 44274.2, and is able to
present a valid out-of-state credential or certificate that
authorizes the equivalent level of instruction of English learners.
SEC. 3. Section 44274.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:
44274.2. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the
commission shall issue issue, within 30 days
of receiving all required documentation, a five-year
preliminary multiple subject teaching credential authorizing
instruction in a self-contained classroom, a five-year preliminary
single subject teaching credential authorizing instruction in
departmentalized classes, or a five-year preliminary education
specialist credential authorizing instruction of special education
pupils to an out-of-state prepared teacher who meets all of the
following requirements:
(1) Possesses a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education.
(2) Has completed a teacher preparation program at a regionally
accredited institution of higher education, or a state-approved
teacher preparation program offered by a local educational agency.
(3) Meets the subject matter knowledge requirements for the
credential. If the subject area listed on the out-of-state credential
does not correspond to a California subject area, as specified in
Sections 44257 and 44282, the commission may require the applicant to
meet California subject matter requirements before issuing a clear
credential.
(4) Has earned a valid corresponding elementary, secondary, or
special education teaching credential based upon the out-of-state
teacher preparation program. For the education specialist credential,
the commission shall determine the area of concentration based on
the special education program completed out of state.
(5) Has successfully completed a criminal background check
conducted under Sections 44339, 44340, and 44341 for credentialing
purposes.
(b) The holder of a credential issued pursuant to this section
shall meet the state basic skills proficiency requirement set forth
in Section 44252 within one year of the date the credential is issued
or the credential shall become invalid.
(c) The commission shall issue issue,
within 30 days of receiving all required documentation, a clear
multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching
credential to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of
subdivision (a), provides verification of two or more years of
teaching experience, including, but not limited to, two satisfactory
performance evaluations, and documents, in a manner prescribed by the
commission, that he or she fulfills each of the following
requirements:
(1) The applicant has completed 150 clock hours of activities that
contribute to his or her competence, performance, and effectiveness
in the education profession, and that assist the applicant in meeting
or exceeding standards for professional preparation established by
the commission, or the applicant has earned a master's degree or
higher in a field related to the credential, or the equivalent
semester units, from a regionally accredited institution of higher
education.
(2) The applicant has met the state requirements for teaching
English learners including, but not limited to, the requirements in
Section 44253.3.
(d) For applicants who do not meet the experience requirement
described in subdivision (c), the commission shall issue a clear
multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching
credential upon verification of the following requirements:
(1) The commission has issued to the applicant a preliminary
five-year teaching credential pursuant to subdivision (a). However,
an out-of-state prepared applicant in both special education and
general education, who has earned a clear California education
specialist credential, shall be granted a clear multiple subject or
clear single subject teaching credential without first holding a
preliminary multiple subject or single subject teaching credential,
unless the commission determines that the applicant does not meet the
other requirements of this subdivision.
(2) The applicant has completed a beginning teacher induction
program pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section
44259.
(3) The applicant has met the requirements for teaching English
learners, including, but not limited to, the requirements in Section
44253.3.
(4) Before issuing an education specialist credential under this
subdivision, the commission shall verify completion of a program for
the Professional Level II credential accredited by the commission.