BILL NUMBER: SB 1309	CHAPTERED  09/15/99

	CHAPTER   400
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 30, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JULY 7, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 27, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Baca

                        MARCH 17, 1999

   An act to add Section 44302 of the Education Code, relating to
teacher credentialing, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take
effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1309, Baca.  Teacher credentialing:  emergency permits.
   Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
establish standards for the issuance and renewal of teacher
credentials and authorizes the commission to waive provisions
governing the preparation or licensing of educators for certain
purposes, including to provide a credential candidate additional time
to complete a credential requirement, to allow a school district or
school to implement an education reform or restructuring plan, and
when deemed appropriate by the commission.  Existing law authorizes
the commission to issue or renew emergency teaching or specialist
permits if certain conditions are met and requires the holder of an
emergency permit, among other things, to participate in ongoing
training, coursework, or seminars designed to prepare the individual
to become a fully credentialed teacher or other educator in the
subject area in which he or she is assigned to teach or serve.
   This bill would require the commission to regularly notify local
education agencies of the various provisions in current law that
allow the assignment of personnel when a fully qualified teacher is
not available and a substitute has served for the maximum days
permitted by law.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 44302 is added to the Education Code, to read:

   44302.  The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall regularly
notify local education agencies of the various provisions in current
law that allow the assignment of personnel when a fully qualified
teacher is not available and a substitute has served for the maximum
days permitted by law, including emergency permits under Section
44300, long-term and short-term waivers under subdivision (m) of
Section 44225, pre-intern certificates under Section 44305, and
intern permits under Sections 44235, 44250, and 44464.  When
fulfilling the notification requirements of this section, the
commission shall utilize a variety of approaches, including, but not
limited to, correspondence, annual workshops for credential analysts,
a credential handbook, a waiver handbook, the commission website,
and special telephone, fax, and e-mail lines for school districts and
county offices of education.  Additionally, the commission shall
provide local education agencies with information about waiver
requests including specific timelines, key steps, and appeal rights.

  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to improve the educational instruction of pupils which is
being adversely affected by the present severe shortage of
credentialed teachers and the limitation imposed by the operation of
a current regulation adopted by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.