SB 915, as amended, Liu. Teacher recruitment: California Center on Teaching Careers.
Existing law establishes various programs for the recruitment of teachers.
This bill would establish the California Center on Teaching Careers for the purposes of recruiting qualified and capable individuals into the teaching profession. From funds appropriated for that purpose, the Superintendent of Public Instruction would be required to contract with a local educational agency to establish and administer the center with the concurrence, as defined, of representatives of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the University of California, the California State University,begin insert the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges,end insert and independent institutions of higher education, as defined. The California Center on Teaching Careers would be required to perform specified duties, including, among others, creating or expanding a referral database for qualified teachers seeking employment in the public schools. The bill would authorize the California Center on Teaching Careers, in conducting those duties, to coordinate and work collaboratively with the Education Job Opportunities Information Network, existing teacher recruitment centers, school districts, county offices of education, and other teachers clubs and organizations.
This bill would require the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with the Legislative Analyst, to conduct an evaluation of the program on or before January 1, 2020.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature that ongoing
2support for the California Center on Teaching Careers established
3pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 44760) of Part
425 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code be appropriated
5in the annual Budget Act.
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 44760) is added
7to Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:
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(a) The California Center on Teaching Careers is hereby
12established for the purpose of recruiting qualified and capable
13individuals into the teaching profession. From funds appropriated
14for that purpose, the Superintendent shall contract with a local
15educational agency to establish and administer the center with the
16concurrence of representatives of the Commission on Teacher
17Credentialing, the University of California, the California State
18University,begin insert the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community
19Colleges,end insert and independent institutions of higher education, as
20defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66010. For purposes of this
21subdivision,
“concurrence” means agreement on both of the
22following:
23(1) The priorities, goals, and general objectives of the duties set
24forth in Section 44761.
25(2) The order in which the duties specified in this chapter are
26undertaken.
27(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that activities of the
28California Center on Teaching Careers be implemented with the
29active involvement of local educational agencies whenever
30appropriate.
The duties of the California Center on Teaching Careers
2include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
3(a) Developing and distributing statewide public service
4announcements relating to teacher recruitment.
5(b) Developing, modifying, and distributing effective recruitment
6publications.
7(c) Providing information to prospective teachers regarding
8requirements for obtaining a teaching credential.
9(d) Providing specific information to prospective teachers
10regarding admission to and enrollment into
conventional and
11alternative teacher preparation programs.
12(e) Providing specific information to prospective teachers
13regarding financial aid and loan assistance programs.
14(f) Creating or expanding a referral database for qualified
15teachers seeking employment in the public schools.
16(g) Developing and conducting outreach activities to high school
17pupils as well as to college students.
18(h) Developing and conducting outreach activities to teachers
19to fill existing teacher shortage areas.
(a) The California Center on Teaching Careers, in
21conducting itsbegin delete duties that include, but are not limited to, those begin insert duties,end insert may coordinate and work
22duties specified in Section 44761,end delete
23collaboratively with the Education Job Opportunities Information
24Network, existing teacher recruitment centers, school districts,
25county offices of education, and other teachers clubs and
26organizations.
27(b) The California Center on Teaching Careers shall periodically
28reassess its recruitment activities aimed at
individuals from
29different populations or target audiences for effectiveness and
30efficiencies in light of the state’s teacher workforce, changing
31market conditions, changes to state and federal law, and any other
32evolving circumstances.
33(c) The California Center on Teaching Careers shall periodically
34review all products and communication tools for accuracy, quality,
35ease of use, and effectiveness.
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in
37consultation with the Legislative Analyst, shall conduct an
P4 1evaluation of the program established by this chapter on or before
2January 1, 2020.
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