BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 239
Author: Brownley (D), et al
Amended: 6/16/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 6/10/09
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado,
Padilla, Simitian
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 4/20/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Teacher credentialing
SOURCE : Commission on Teacher Credentialing
DIGEST : This bill requires the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CTC) to issue a clear credential to teachers
and service providers who attain certification by the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS);
authorizes the CTC to issue an English learner
certification to applicants who attain certification by the
NBPTS; and, authorizes school districts to offer district
intern programs in special education to teach pupils at all
levels of disability.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
CONTINUED
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1. Requires the CTC to issue an authorization to
educators teaching pupils with limited English
proficiency who:
A. Hold a valid California teaching credential.
B. Have passed an examination or completed an
approved program of coursework.
C. Have completed coursework in a second
language at an
accredited institution.
2. Requires the CTC to issue a clear credential to
teachers who hold a certification from the NBPTS.
3. Authorizes the CTC to issue district intern
credentials to persons teaching special education
pupils with mild and moderate disabilities.
4. Directs the CTC to participate in a pilot program
issuing district intern credentials to persons
teaching special education pupils and report to the
Legislature by January 1, 2009, on the effectiveness
of the pilot program.
This bill:
1. Authorizes the CTC to issue an authorization to teach
English learners to individuals who possess a valid
California teaching credential and hold either of the
following certificates issued by the National Board
for Professional Teaching Standards:
A. Early and Middle Childhood/English as a New
Language
Certificate.
B. Early Adolescence through Young
Adulthood/English as a new Language Certificate.
2. Ends "pilot" status for district intern programs that
prepare teachers to provide instruction to pupils with
all levels of disabilities thereby authorizing the
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establishment of these programs beyond January 1,
2010.
3. Requires the CTC to issue a clear services credential
to holders of a preliminary services credential who
attains certification from the NBPTS. This bill
ensures that out-of-state teachers who obtain National
Board certification in their subject area separately
complete requirements for the state's certification to
teach English Learners.
4. Makes the subject matter requirement for district
interns who teach in self-contained classrooms
consistent with the subject matter requirement for
other multiple subject credential candidates.
5. Specifies that individuals who complete a district
intern program earn a preliminary teaching credential.
6. Makes technical and conforming changes to statute.
Credential streamlining
This bill streamlines teacher credentialing by:
1. Allowing teachers and counselors who earn National
Board Certification to qualify for a clear credential
in their specific field or service area.
2. Allowing teachers who earn either English as a New
Language certification from the NBPTS to be authorized
to teach English learners.
3. Enabling district intern programs to prepare special
education teachers for all levels of disability.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/26/09)
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (source)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
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Employees, AFL-CIO
California Association for Bilingual Education
California Federation of Teachers
California School Boards Association
California Teachers Association
Capitol Advocacy
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Project Pipeline
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Special Education Local Plan Area Administrators
Stanislaus County Office of Education
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Caballero, Carter, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis,
De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng,
Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani,
Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey,
Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries,
Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal,
Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello,
Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth,
Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres,
Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Buchanan, Charles Calderon, Chesbro,
Hall
DLW:nl 6/28/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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