BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: June 11, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Das Williams, Chair
SB 576 (Block) - As Amended: April 30, 2013
SENATE VOTE : 37-0
SUBJECT : Teacher credentialing: Commission on Teacher
Credentialing.
SUMMARY : Authorizes the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges (CCC) to appoint an alternate representative
to serve as an ex-officio member to the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CTC), in the absence of the California
Postsecondary Education Commission's (CPEC) representative.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown.
COMMENTS : CTC . 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
(AICCU), the Regents of the University of California (UC), the
California State University (CSU), and CPEC.
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
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determined by the CTC.
CPEC . AB 770 (Vasconcellos), Chapter 1187, Statutes of 1973,
created CPEC and made it responsible for the planning and
coordination of postsecondary education. CPEC was charged with
providing analysis, advice, and recommendations to the
Legislature and the governor on statewide policy and funding
priorities. As part of his 2011-12 budget, Governor Brown
proposed eliminating CPEC. Both houses rejected this proposal,
but the governor exercised his line item veto to remove all
General Fund support for CPEC, describing the commission as
"ineffective." In his veto message, however, the governor
acknowledged the need for coordinating and guiding state higher
education policy and requested that stakeholders explore
alternative ways these functions could be fulfilled.
On November 18, 2011, CPEC closed its office and ceased
operations. Its federal Teacher Quality Improvement grant
program was transferred to the California Department of
Education and its extensive data resources were transferred to
the CCC Chancellor's Office.
Need for the bill . According to the author, the CCC is
currently the only segment of the California higher education
community not represented on the CTC.
California's educator preparation programs intersect with the
CCC in several ways. First, many teacher candidates begin their
undergraduate education in the CCC and complete it at a UC, CSU
or AICCU campus. Second, specific teacher pipeline programs,
such as the Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program are
dependent on articulated partnerships with 50 CCC campuses.
Third, Community Colleges are a major provider of Child
Development Permit candidates. Child Development Permits
constitute 20 percent of the documents issued by the CTC.
SB 576 would ensure that all segments of higher education are
represented and provide the CTC with the perspective of that
segment on plans and programs allowing for better continuity and
articulation within and among programs and processes.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
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Association of California School Administrators
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Sponsor)
California Federation of Teachers
Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (prior
version of the bill)
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960