Title EDC — California Educ. Code

(a) Upon the recommendation of a preliminary credential preparation program sponsor approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the commission shall issue a two-year nonrenewable preliminary teaching credential or preliminary services credential to a candidate who is pre…

(a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall develop criteria to verify the proficiency of a holder of a credential issued under Section 44265.8 in performing the essential functions of his or her position. (b) The school district, county office of education, or state specia…

(a) The minimum requirements for the services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services are a baccalaureate degree or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, a fifth year of study, and any specialized and professional prepara…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission shall issue a preliminary professional services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services to an out-of-state prepared applicant who meets all of the following requirements: (A) Possesses a ba…

The minimum requirements for a services credential with a specialization in health are: (a) Five years, or its equivalent, of college or university education, or five years of professional preparation approved by the commission. (b) Possession of a valid license, certificate, or …

(a) The minimum requirements for a services credential with a specialization in health for a school nurse are all of the following: (1) A baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. (2) A valid California license as a registered nu…

The minimum requirements for a services credential in a specialization in clinical or rehabilitative services are: (a) A baccalaureate degree or higher degree from an institution approved by the commission. (b) A fifth year, or its equivalent, of college or university education. …

The commission may issue a services credential authorizing service as a library media teacher upon completion of specialized preparation as required by the commission. The standards for these credentials are a baccalaureate degree or higher degree from an institution approved by …

(a) The minimum requirements for the preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services are all of the following: (1) Possession of one of the following: (A) A valid teaching credential requiring the possession of a baccalaureate degree and a profess…

(a) The minimum requirements for the professional services credential with a specialization in administrative services are all of the following: (1) Possession of a valid preliminary administrative services credential, as specified in Section 44270. (2) A minimum of two years of …

The services credential with a specialization in administrative services shall authorize the holder to perform administrative services at all grade levels. Any person who administers a pupil personnel program shall hold a services credential with a pupil personnel or administrati…

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission shall issue a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services to an out-of-state trained administrator who meets all of the following requirements: (a) Possesses a baccalaureate degree …

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission shall issue a professional services credential with a specialization in administrative services to an out-of-state trained administrator who meets all of the following requirements: (a) Possesses a baccalaureate degree…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter and as an expedited alternative to Section 44270, the commission may issue a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services to a candidate who completes the following requirements: (1) Possess a t…

(a) No later than September 1, 2028, the commission shall ensure that the program standards for the professional preparation of candidates for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services established pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (…

The designated subjects teaching credential with a specialization in vocational trade and technical teaching shall authorize the holder, who also meets the requirements for administrative service, to supervise and administer programs of trade and technical education in school dis…

The commission may issue limited services credentials authorizing administrative service in schools which are not part of the public school system but which are administered by other state agencies. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, any credential described in Section 44250 shall be issued to an applicant under the following circumstances: (a) The commission has accepted, upon application of an approved institution supported by detailed data and justificatio…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission shall issue a five-year preliminary multiple subject teaching credential authorizing instruction in a self-contained classroom, a five-year preliminary single subject teaching credential authorizing instruction in …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commission shall issue a five-year preliminary single subject teaching credential authorizing instruction in departmentalized classes to an individual who satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Possesses a val…

Unless the commission determines that substantial evidence exists that the individual is unqualified to teach, upon the recommendation of the governing board of the school district employing the individual, and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commission s…

Notwithstanding Section 44227, Section 44259, or any other provision of this chapter, an applicant who holds a valid teaching credential from a state other than California, and who has met, at a minimum, every requirement for a California professional multiple or single subject c…

Notwithstanding any other law: (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that both of the following occur: (1) That this section provide flexibility to enable school districts to recruit credentialed elementary, secondary, and special education teachers prepared in countries other …

(a) In addition to the authority granted to the commission under Section 44275.4, the commission may determine that the national standards for coursework, programs, or degrees in a country other than the United States are equivalent to those offered by a regionally accredited ins…

(a) A school district, county office of education, and charter school shall annually report to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, the number of visa applications for persons excluded from the term “immigrant,” for purposes of the federal Immigration and Nat…

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that California’s public school pupils need quality instruction and support in the areas of computer education in order to develop the skills necessary for entry into an increasingly technological society. The Legislature recognizes t…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The educational mission of schools may be thwarted when school campuses are not safe, secure, and peaceful. (2) Effective school management can improve school safety and decrease violence and criminal behavior. (3) …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Commission on Teacher Credentialing not duplicate the efforts of the State Department of Education, Office of Criminal Justice Planning, Department of the Youth Authority, and the School/Law Enforcement Partnership in undertaking leade…

(a) The Legislature recognizes that effective professional growth must continue to occur throughout the careers of all teachers, in order that teachers remain informed of changes in pedagogy, subject matter, and pupil needs. In enacting this section, it is the intent of the Legis…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the beginning years of the career of a teacher are a critical time in which it is necessary that intensive professional development and assessment occur. The Legislature recognizes that the public invests heavily in the preparation of p…

(a) The Superintendent and the commission shall jointly administer the California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System pursuant to this chapter. In administering this section, the Superintendent and the commission shall provide or contract for the provision of all of t…

(a) By December 1, 2007, the Superintendent and the commission shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the current state of the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System. The report shall review the articulation of teacher preparation programs and teacher induct…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the executive secretary of the commission and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall recommend to the commission standards of beginning teachers’ support and performance, and an assessment process for verifying attainment of th…

(a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that one full year, or the equivalent thereof, of paid, classroom teaching experience and beginning teacher support and assessment shall be a prerequisite to obtaining a professional credential to teach in the California public schools.…

(a) The superintendent and the commission shall award supplemental grants on a competitive basis to Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System teacher induction programs established pursuant to Section 44279.2 that are identified as having expertise according to criteria est…

(a) The adequacy of subject matter preparation and the basis for assignment of certified personnel shall be determined by the successful demonstration of subject matter competence as set forth in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259. (b) For the purpose of determinin…

The commission shall select, administer, and interpret subject matter examinations, which shall be a prerequisite for assignment to assure minimum levels of subject matter knowledge by all certified personnel regardless of the pattern and place of preparation. (Enacted by Stats. …

(a) The commission shall adopt examinations and assessments to verify the subject matter knowledge and competence of candidates for the single subject teaching credentials described in Section 44257 and the concentrations described in Section 44257.2. (b) A general subject matter…

(a) In carrying out its duties prescribed by subdivision (h) of Section 44225, the commission shall not develop a new health science subject matter examination, but shall instead employ an existing health science subject matter examination for the purpose of certifying single sub…

(a) The Legislature hereby recognizes that teacher competence in reading instruction is essential to the progress and achievement of pupils learning to read in elementary and secondary schools. It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission develop a reading instruction …

(a) As of the effective date of this section, an applicant for a preliminary multiple subject teaching credential or a preliminary education specialist instruction credential will hold a passing reading instruction competence assessment score prospectively if, within the 10 calen…

(a) Commencing on January 1, 2000, prior to the initial issuance of a specialist teaching credential in special education pursuant to Section 44265, except as provided in subdivision (b) a first time credential applicant who is not credentialed in any state shall be required to d…

A holder of a preliminary multiple subject credential or a preliminary education specialist credential who was unable to take the reading instruction competence assessment pursuant to Section 44283, as it read on January 1, 2020, due to the closure of assessment centers during th…

Examinations authorizing advanced or specialist teaching service may be authorized by the commission. Such examinations shall conform to the guidelines established by this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The commission shall create subject matter advisory panels to advise in the selection, administration, and interpretation of examinations. The subject matter advisory panels shall consist of recognized leaders in the subject matter fields to be examined and shall be composed prim…

The commission shall set passing scores with the objective of assuring an adequate level of subject matter preparation. The examination shall report at least relative and absolute scores to facilitate comparison and interpretation, if practicable. The individual candidate’s score…

The commission, before the adoption of any examination, shall provide an opportunity to the public and teaching profession to present their viewpoints with respect thereto in open hearings. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The approved examinations shall be instruments whose purpose is to measure achievement and shall be used solely to measure objective knowledge of subject matter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Insofar as is reasonable and practicable, the commission shall adopt examinations which are nationally administered on a regular basis. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

In selecting subject matter examinations, the commission shall consider the importance of timely and expeditious processing and the desirability and convenience of machine scoring. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)