BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Carol Liu, Chair
2013-2014 Regular Session
BILL NO: SB 576
AUTHOR: Block
INTRODUCED: February 22, 2013
FISCAL COMM: Yes HEARING DATE: April 24, 2013
URGENCY: No CONSULTANT:Lenin Del Castillo
SUBJECT : Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the California Postsecondary Education
Commission (CPEC) representative from the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and replaces it with a
representative appointed by the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges.
BACKGROUND
Established in 1970, the CTC develops professional
standards for preparation, certification, and assignment
monitoring of K-12 public school teachers as well as for
administration and service professionals. The CTC
implements these programs through the issuance and renewal
of teaching and service credentials, accreditation of
teacher preparation programs, and monitoring of teacher
conduct.
The CTC is comprised of 19 members-15 voting members and
four ex-officio, non-voting members. The voting members
are the Superintendent of Public Instruction and 14 members
appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. These
appointments include six teacher representatives, four
representatives of the public, one member of a school
district governing board, one K-12 school administrator,
one faculty member from a college or university, and one
non-administrator services credential representative (e.g.
school counselor, librarian, or speech therapist). The
four ex-officio members, whose terms are ongoing, represent
the Association of Independent California Colleges and
Universities, the Regents of the University of California,
the CPEC, and the California State University.
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The ex-officio members do not vote in any of the
proceedings of the CTC nor in any of its committees or
subcommittees, except by a majority vote of the CTC,
ex-officio members may be permitted to vote in order to
establish a quorum or as otherwise determined by the CTC.
ANALYSIS
This bill removes the California Postsecondary Education
Commission (CPEC) representative from the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and replaces it with a
representative appointed by the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges.
STAFF COMMENTS
1) Need for the bill . The CPEC is no longer operational.
It was defunded in 2011 and subsequently has not
received any funding in the budget. Therefore there
has not been a representative from the CPEC on the CTC
since 2011, leaving the position vacant.
2) Rationale for having a community colleges
representative . According to the author's office and
information provided by the CTC, sponsor of the bill,
California's teacher preparation programs intersect
with the community colleges in several ways.
Many teacher candidates begin their undergraduate
studies in the community colleges and complete it at
the University of California (UC) or California State
University (CSU) campus.
Additionally, specific teacher pipeline programs, such
as the Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program
(PTTP) are dependent on articulated partnerships
across 22 PTTP sites. These partnerships include
written articulation agreements with 50 campuses of
community colleges, 21 CSU campuses, 4 UC campuses,
and 15 independent colleges and universities allowing
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postsecondary institutions to contribute to the
program's goal of creating innovative teacher
education models.
Further, the community colleges are a major provider
of Child Development permit candidates. Child
Development Permits constitute 21 percent of the
documents issued by the CTC. According to the
sponsor, having institutional representation from the
community colleges would allow all segments of higher
education to be represented and provide the CTC with
additional perspective of that segment.
The Chancellor's Office of the California Community
Colleges has indicated that community college
representation on the CTC would be appropriate given
their role in the teacher preparation pipeline and
programs for students in child development programs.
3) Staffing for the Chancellor's Office . While this bill
could create additional workload for the Chancellor's
Office, they have indicated that their participation
on the CTC is not expected to disrupt current
workload.
4) Staff amendments . The CPEC has not received funding
in the budget since 2011, but it still exists in
statute and conversations about reconstituting a
higher education coordinating board are ongoing in the
Legislature. Therefore, it may be premature to
permanently eliminate the CPEC representative on the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Staff
recommends amending the bill to retain the
representative from the CPEC and allow an alternate
appointed by the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges to serve in the CPEC
representative's absence. This would preserve the
CPEC's representation and also provide the CTC with
valuable higher education input from the community
colleges.
SUPPORT
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California Federation of Teachers
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (sponsor)
Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges
OPPOSITION
None on file.