BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2336 (Olsen) - As Amended April 14, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill authorizes, through January 1, 2022, a person holding
a valid emergency 30-day substitute teacher permit to serve as a
substitute in a special education classroom for up to 40
consecutive schooldays when specified conditions are met.
Specifically, this bill:
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1)Authorizes a person holding a valid emergency 30-day
substitute teacher permit to serve as a substitute in a
special education classroom for up to 40 consecutive
schooldays, under the following conditions:
a) The permit holder is filling an immediate staffing need
due to a vacant position and is not substituting for a
teacher who is absent.
b) The employing authority has complied with general hiring
requirements under existing law and has completed and filed
a Statement of Need.
c) By the time the employing authority has reason to
believe that the assignment will last more than 20
schooldays, and by no later than the 20th day of the
assignment, the employing authority has developed and
implemented a plan to provide not less than six hours of
training to the permit holder in classroom management,
development and implementation of lesson plans,
implementing the requirements of each pupil's
individualized education program (IEP), and other areas as
necessary.
d) The employing authority has assigned a credentialed
teacher or teachers to provide ongoing support to the
permit holder.
2)Requires the employing authority to report annually on a form,
and in a manner to be determined by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CCTC), specifying whether or not the employing
authority employed any permit holders as authorized under this
bill and, if so, the number of permit holders employed and the
length of time they were employed.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
1)Minor/absorbable costs to the CCTC and the CDE to extend
existing substitute teaching authorizations to 30-day
substitute teachers providing instruction in special education
classrooms.
2)Unknown, likely minor, Proposition 98/GF state mandated costs
for local education agencies (LEAs) to report to the CCTC, the
number of permit holders employed for extended lengths of
time, as permitted by this bill. Actual costs will depend on
the size and types of claims LEAs submit to the Commission on
State Mandates to implement this measure.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. Existing law provides several options for districts
that need to employ a substitute teacher when the teacher of
record takes a leave of absence. For short term needs,
districts may employ a substitute with a short term 30-day
substitute teaching permit. To qualify for this permit, a
substitute must have a bachelor's degree, pass the CBEST, and
have fingerprint clearance through the California Department
of Justice and the FBI. The holder of this permit may
substitute for no more than 30 days for any one teacher per
school year in a general education setting, and no more than
20 days for any one teacher per school year in a special
education setting.
The reason for current law limitations is to minimize the
length of time students are taught by the least-prepared
teachers. However, if a substitute is needed for more than 20
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days, the practice sometimes has been to replace the first
substitute with another one with a short term permit. The
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) is
sponsoring this bill to minimize the disruption caused when
one short term substitute is replaced by another short term
substitute by extending the time that a special education
substitute may be assigned to a classroom to 40 days. The
bill also includes a five-year sunset to give California an
opportunity to resolve its teacher and substitute shortages.
2)Oppose unless amended. Public Advocates has an "oppose unless
amended" position. They are concerned about the five year
sunset stating it is excessive and premature. They would like
to see the sunset reduced to three years.
Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081