BILL NUMBER: AB 1324	CHAPTERED  07/10/00

	CHAPTER   109
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 10, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 7, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 26, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   JUNE 22, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 12, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 12, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Zettel
   (Coauthor:  Assembly Member Machado)

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to add and repeal Section 44268.5 of the Education Code,
relating to credentialed employees.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1324, Zettel.   Credentialed employees.
   Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to
employ for positions requiring certification only persons who possess
qualifications prescribed therefor by law.  Under existing law,
holders of certain types of credentials are authorized to teach
children with disabilities in a special day class in which the
primary disability is "speech and language impairment."
   This bill would, until January 1, 2005, authorize holders of the
credentials described above to teach children in a special day class
setting consisting of pupils with mild to moderate disabilities if
the credential holders meet certain conditions.
   Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for a services
credential with a specialization in clinical or rehabilitative
services.
   This bill would also, until January 1, 2005, authorize a teacher
who holds that credential to teach in a special day class setting
consisting of pupils with mild to moderate disabilities if the
teacher meets certain conditions.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 44268.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   44268.5.  (a) A teacher who does not hold a specialist credential
to teach pupils with mild to moderate disabilities in a special day
class setting may teach in a special day class setting that consists
of pupils with mild to moderate disabilities if the teacher consents
to the assignment and meets all of the following conditions:
   (1) The teacher has been teaching in a special day class setting
for a minimum of 10 years, as of January 1, 2000.
   (2) The teacher holds one of the following:
   (A) A services credential with a specialization in clinical or
rehabilitative services with special class authorization.
   (B) A Standard Teaching Credential with the Minor - Speech and
Hearing Handicapped.
   (C) A Restricted Special Education Credential - Speech and Hearing
Therapy.
   (D) A Limited Specialized Preparation Credential - Speech and
Hearing Handicapped.
   (E) A Special Secondary Credential - Correction of Speech Defects.

   (F) An Exceptional Children Credential - Speech Correction and Lip
Reading.
   (3) Concurrently with the teaching assignment, the teacher
annually completes 6 units or the equivalent thereof of professional
development in core subjects.
   (4) The teacher passes the reading instruction competence
assessment administered by the commission pursuant to Section 44283
within one year of the beginning of the school year.  Passage of the
assessment shall be considered evidence of the teacher's competence
in reading instruction.
  (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2005,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends that date.