BILL NUMBER: AB 1853 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 29, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonilla
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
An act to amend Section 8007 of add
Section 44255 to the Education Code, relating to
career technical education teacher credentialing
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1853, as amended, Bonilla. Career technical education:
reports. Teacher credentialing: transitional
kindergarten certificate.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
establish standards and to determine the terms for the issuance and
renewal of teaching credentials, certificates, and permits, as
specified.
This bill would require the commission, in consultation with
specified representatives, to establish standards for the issuance of
a transitional kindergarten certificate and a transitional
kindergarten specialized training recognition, as specified, that
would authorize the holder of a teaching credential to provide
instruction to pupils in transitional kindergarten. The bill would
provide that a school district, a county office of education, a
community college district, the California State University, the
University of California, or a regionally accredited college or
university that is approved by the commission may sponsor a
transitional kindergarten certificate or transitional kindergarten
specialized training recognition program. The bill also would allow
the commission to develop rules and regulations for the approval of a
training program leading to the issuance of a transitional
kindergarten certificate, a transitional kindergarten specialized
training recognition, or both, and would require the commission to
issue a transitional kindergarten certificate or a transitional
kindergarten specialized training recognition to a holder of a
teaching credential who meets the established standards.
Existing law requires the State Department of Education and the
Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to submit to
the Legislature an annual descriptive report containing information
on career technical education and technical training programs and an
annual individual program evaluation containing specified information
on program effectiveness.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 44255 is added to the
Education Code , to read:
44255. (a) The commission, in consultation with representatives
from the department, school districts, county offices of education,
the California Community Colleges, the California State University,
the University of California, and the Association of Independent
California Colleges and Universities, shall establish standards for
the issuance of the following:
(1) A transitional kindergarten certificate that authorizes a
teacher who possesses a valid multiple-subject credential to provide
instruction to pupils in transitional kindergarten, as defined in
subdivision (d) of Section 48000.
(2) A transitional kindergarten "specialized training recognition"
that authorizes a candidate for a multiple-subject credential, upon
issuance of that credential, to provide instruction to pupils in
transitional kindergarten, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section
48000.
(b) A school district, a county office of education, a community
college district, the California State University, the University of
California, or a regionally accredited college or university that is
approved by the commission may sponsor a program that meets the
standards established pursuant to this section.
(c) The commission may develop rules and regulations for the
approval of a training program leading to a transitional kindergarten
certificate, a transitional kindergarten specialized training
recognition, or both, issued pursuant to this section.
(d) The commission shall issue a transitional kindergarten
certificate or a transitional kindergarten specialized training
recognition to a holder of a teaching credential who meets the
standards established pursuant to this section.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a
teacher to apply for or to obtain a transitional kindergarten
certificate or a transitional kindergarten specialized training
recognition.
SECTION 1. Section 8007 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
8007. The department and the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges shall submit the following reports each year to
the Legislature:
(a) An annual descriptive report containing information on career
technical education and technical training programs, including
regional occupational centers and programs. The report shall be
coordinated with federal evaluation requirements pursuant to Section
113 of Title I of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-332; 20 U.S.C. Sec. 2323) and shall
contain all of the following:
(1) Enrollment defined in terms of secondary pupils, postsecondary
students, and adults.
(2) The number of graduates of programs and students participating
in career technical education.
(3) The number of pupils participating in career technical
education.
(4) The number of pupils completing a specific career technical
education program.
(5) The number of pupils in grade 12 that complete a career
technical education program.
(6) The number of pupils in grade 12 that complete a career
technical education program and earn a high school diploma.
(b) An annual individual program evaluation derived from a
representative sample of participating districts and schools
containing information on program effectiveness as measured by:
(1) The extent to which persons who complete the program find
employment in occupations related to their training.
(2) Other factors as determined in Budget Act language pursuant to
Section 33404.
(c) A copy of the annual state plan for career technical
education.