California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 43049 — The following is exempt from the special taxes imposed by this chapter: (a) Final permits to construct buildings on property that belongs to a federal agency.
• § 43050 — When the proceeds of special taxes are used for construction of new school facilities, the State Allocation Board shall approve such construction, in accordance with building area and cost standards a
• § 43051 — As to elections held after the effective date of this section, the governing board of the school district shall, prior to ordering an election, adopt a schedule that specifies the use of the proceeds
• § 43052 — Each governing board of a school district that receives the proceeds of special taxes pursuant to this chapter shall maintain a separate account for any such taxes paid and shall adopt a report, at th
• § 435 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “English learner” or “pupil of limited English proficiency” means a pupil who was not born in the United States or wh
• § 43520 — It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies offer in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible during the 2020–21 school year, consistent with subdivision (b) of Secti
• § 43520.5 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Disengaged pupil” means a pupil identified for tiered reengagement strategies pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Sectio
• § 43521 — (a) The sum of four billion five hundred forty-one million one hundred thirteen thousand dollars ($4,541,113,000) from the General Fund, and the sum of two billion sixteen million three hundred thirty
• § 43522 — (a) (1) A local educational agency receiving funds under subdivision (b) of Section 43521 shall implement a learning recovery program that, at a minimum, provides supplemental instruction, support for
• § 43523 — (a) For 2021–22 fiscal year audits, the Controller shall include instructions in the audit guide required by Section 14502.
• § 43524 — The requirements of this chapter shall not be waived by the state board pursuant to Section 33050 or any other law.
• § 43525 — This part shall become inoperative on June 30, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
• § 440 — (a) A local educational agency shall provide instructional services to limited-English-proficient pupils and immigrant pupils in conformity with Section 6801 and following of Title 20 of the United St
• § 44000 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in Sections 44000 to 44012, inclusive, shall govern the construction of this part.
• § 44000.5 — An “adverse action” means the denial of an application for a credential, a private admonition, or public reproval of a credential holder, or the suspension or revocation of a credential.
• § 44001 — “Education position” or “position requiring certification qualifications” includes every type of service for which certification qualifications are established by or pursuant to Sections 44000 to 4401
• § 44001.1 — “Commission” means the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• § 44001.2 — “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
• § 44002 — A “credential” includes a credential, certificate, life document, life diploma, permit, certificate of clearance, or waiver issued by the commission.
• § 44003 — A “life diploma” is a document issued on the basis of a credential upon completion by the applicant of specified requirements.
• § 44004 — The word “certificate” used as a noun refers to the document issued by a county board of education to license the holder to perform the service specified in the certificate.
• § 44005 — The word “certificate” used as a verb refers to the act of licensing individuals for employment in educational positions.
• § 44006 — The term “certificated person” refers to a person who holds one or more documents such as a certificate, a credential, or a life diploma, which singly or in combination license the holder to engage in
• § 44007 — The term “certification document” as used in this code includes only certificates, credentials and life diplomas.
• § 44008 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, a termination of probation and dismissal of an accusation or information pursuant to Section 1203.
• § 44009 — (a) A plea or verdict of guilty or finding of guilt by a court in a trial without a jury, or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of Section
• § 44010 — “Sex offense,” as used in Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123, means any one or more of the offenses listed below: (a) An offense defined in Section 220, 261, 261.
• § 44011 — “Controlled substance offense” as used in Sections 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123 means any one or more of the following offenses: (a) Any offense in Sections 11350 to 11355, inclusive, 11361,
• § 44012 — Any record of conviction of any applicant for, or holder of, a certification document, shall, for the purposes of this division, be admissible in evidence in any civil action or administrative proceed
• § 44013 — (a) “Educator” means a certificated person holding a valid California teaching credential or a valid California services credential issued by the commission who is employed by a local education agency
• § 44014 — (a) Whenever any employee of a school district or of the office of a county superintendent of schools is attacked, assaulted, or physically threatened by any pupil, it shall be the duty of the employe
• § 44015 — (a) The governing board of a school district may make awards to employees who do any of the following: (1) Propose procedures or ideas that thereafter are adopted and effectuated, and that result in e
• § 44015.1 — In observance of the importance of educational leadership at the school, school district, and county levels, the second full week in the month of October of each year shall be designated as “Week of t
• § 44016 — Whenever any person is requested by a school district to travel to the headquarters of such district for the purpose of being interviewed and examined prior to possible employment, the district may re
• § 44017 — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a school district may, from funds under its jurisdiction, pay the surviving spouse of any employee who is murdered while in the course of his empl
• § 44018 — (a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 395.
• § 44020 — Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction on the elementary or high school level shall notify, in writing, the parents or guardians
• § 44030 — Any principal, teacher, employee, or school officer of any elementary or secondary school who refuses or willfully neglects to make such reports as are required by law is guilty of a misdemeanor and i
• § 44030.5 — (a) The superintendent of a school district or county office of education, or the administrator of a charter school, employing a person with a credential shall report any change in the employment stat
• § 44031 — (a) Every employee has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to Section 1198.
• § 44032 — The governing board of any school district shall provide for the payment of the actual and necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, of any employee of the district incurred in the course of p
• § 44033 — The governing board of any school district may provide for the reimbursement of employees of the district for the use of automobiles owned by the employees and used in the performance of regularly ass
• § 44034 — Any classroom teacher who, in the interest of improving his or her personal teaching techniques, wishes to use an audio recording device in a classroom to record classroom instructional presentations,
• § 44035 — Every permanent employee of a school district which becomes in its entirety a part of a unified school district, and every permanent employee of a school district employed in a school located in a por
• § 44036 — (a) The governing board of a school district may grant leaves of absence to employees to appear as a witness in court other than as a litigant or to respond to an official order from another governmen
• § 44037 — The governing board of any district shall grant leave of absence to any employee, serving in a position not requiring certification qualifications, regularly called for jury duty in the manner provide
• § 44038 — The governing board of any school district may use school district funds for cash deposits, when required to guarantee payment for transportation purchased on credit for school district employees or o
• § 44039 — The governing board of any school district may use school district funds for cash deposits, when required to guarantee payment for health plans purchased on credit for school district employees.
• § 44039.5 — No contract with any insurer or other employee welfare benefit provider shall be approved or renewed if an administrative employee of a school district, as defined pursuant to subdivision (d) of Secti
• § 44040 — It shall be unlawful for any person authorized to invoke disciplinary action against any employee of a school district or employee in the office of the county superintendent of schools either in his i
• § 44041 — (a) (1) The governing board of each school district when drawing an order for the salary payment due to employees of the district shall, without charge, reduce the order by the amount which it has bee
• § 44041.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Annuity contract” means an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code that is available to
• § 44042 — School districts may, but shall not be required to, provide payroll deduction for the collection of insurance premiums except as expressly authorized by Section 44041.
• § 44042.5 — (a) (1) When a school employer determines a wage overpayment has been made to a school employee, it shall notify the employee in writing of the overpayment, afford the employee an opportunity to respo
• § 44043 — Any school employee of a school district who is absent because of injury or illness which arose out of and in the course of the person’s employment, and for which the person is receiving temporary dis
• § 44043.5 — (a) The governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school may establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that school district, county offic
• § 44043.6 — (a) The governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school may establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that school district, county offic
• § 44044 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 44043, 44984 and 45192, a school district may waive the requirement that temporary disability checks be endorsed payable to the district, and may in lieu the
• § 44045 — Whenever, as a result of any school district unification proceeding all of the territory under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools is included in a single unified school district
• § 44046 — (a) The governing board of a small school district, which does not employ persons charged with school-community duties of counseling students and parents or guardians in their homes, may contract with
• § 44047 — Prior to implementing in any school of the district classes on Saturday or Sunday, or both, the governing board of a school district shall consult in good faith in an effort to reach agreement with th
• § 44048 — A classified school employee currently employed by any school district or a county superintendent of schools which decides to maintain classes on Saturday or Sunday, or both, shall not, without his or
• § 44049 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any principal or person designated by the principal who, in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, has knowledge of o
• § 44050 — (a) A local educational agency, or a person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction at the elementary or high school level, that maintains a s
• § 44051 — (a) (1) A person applying for a noncertificated position at a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school or diagnostic center operated by the department, or a
• § 44052 — (a) On or before July 1, 2027, the commission shall, contingent upon an appropriation for these purposes in the annual Budget Act or another statute, develop a statewide data system that includes all
• § 44060 — The purpose of this article is to provide a basis of determination as to what constitutes a supervisory or administrative classified position or a position requiring certification qualifications not c
• § 44061 — If a person employed by the county superintendent of schools in a position requiring certification qualifications is assigned to a position under the same superintendent not requiring certification qu
• § 44062 — If a person employed by the county superintendent of schools in a position not requiring certification qualifications is assigned to a position under the same superintendent requiring certification qu
• § 44063 — If an employee of a school district, including a district having the merit system as outlined in Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) of Chapter 5, employed in a position requiring certification
• § 44064 — If an employee of a school district, including a district having the merit system as outlined in Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) of Chapter 5, employed in a position in the classified servic
• § 44065 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), any person employed on or after July 1, 1963, by a school district, including a district having the merit system as outlined in Article 6 (commencing with Se
• § 44066 — A governing board of any school district or a county board of education or a county superintendent of schools or other appointing authority shall not require an employee or applicant to possess any ce
• § 44067 — Any person who, on September 15, 1961, is serving in a position for which a credential was issued or certification qualifications required pursuant to Section 44286 prior to the repeal of such section
• § 44068 — Any person who, on June 30, 1965, was serving in a position requiring certification qualifications pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions (m), (n), and (o) of Section 13055 as amended by Chapter 8
• § 44068.5 — Any person who, on July 1, 1986, was serving in a position requiring certification qualifications pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 44065 as amended by Chapter
• § 44069 — (a) Any person who, on September 17, 1965, was serving in a position as business manager and had been assigned a title listed in Section 35028 shall be deemed to be an employee in a position requiring
• § 441 — A local educational agency that receives federal funds for a language instruction program and that fails to make progress on the annual pupil achievement objectives in any fiscal year shall inform eac
• § 44100 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Generally, California school districts employ a disproportionately low number of racial and ethnic minority classified and certificated employ
• § 44101 — For the purposes of this article the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Affirmative action employment program” means planned activities designed to seek, hire, and promote persons who are underrepr
• § 44103 — Each county superintendent of schools shall render assistance in developing and implementing affirmative action employment programs to elementary school districts under his jurisdiction which had fewe
• § 44104 — The department, out of funds appropriated for such purposes, (1) shall provide assistance to local educational agencies in adopting and maintaining high-quality affirmative action programs and (2) dev
• § 44105 — The State Board of Education shall adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this article.
• § 44110 — This article shall be known and may be referred to as the Reporting by School Employees of Improper Governmental Activities Act.
• § 44111 — It is the intent of the Legislature that school employees and other persons disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental activities.
• § 44112 — For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Employee” means a public school employee as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 3540.
• § 44113 — (a) An employee may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempti
• § 44114 — (a) A public school employee or applicant for employment with a public school employer who files a written complaint with his or her supervisor, a school administrator, or the public school employer a
• § 442 — In accordance with Section 6824 (d) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency that experiences a significant increase, as determined by the State Department of Education, in th
• § 44200 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Credentialing Law of 1988” or “The Bergeson Act.
• § 44202 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission shall exercise authority over all services provided to pupils in grade 12 or below.
• § 44203 — In this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as specified in this section: (a) “Authorization” means the designation that appears on a credential, certificate, or permit that identifies the s
• § 44210 — (a) There is hereby established in the state government the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to consist of 15 voting members, 14 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and cons
• § 44210.5 — It is the intent of the Legislature that appointees to the commission reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the California public schools.
• § 44211 — Representatives of statewide organizations may submit for the Governor’s consideration the names of distinguished individuals to serve on the commission.
• § 44212 — (a) The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent Califo
• § 44213 — Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 44210, upon the expiration of the term of office of an appointive member of the commission, the member’s successor shall be appointed for a term of fou
• § 44214 — If a member is absent from any four regularly scheduled meetings in any calendar year, his or her office as a member of the commission shall be deemed vacant.
• § 44215 — Except as provided pursuant to Section 44217 with respect to private citizens, the members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary tr
• § 44216 — Whenever an employee of any public school district, state college, or other public agency is appointed to membership on the commission, his employer shall grant him sufficient time away from his regul
• § 44217 — The compensation of the members of the commission who are public employees shall not be reduced by the agency or body by which they are regularly employed for any absence from service occasioned by at
• § 44218 — The commission by majority vote of all its members shall elect its own chairman from among its members.
• § 44219 — The commission shall meet as deemed appropriate and necessary by the chairperson and the executive committee to accomplish its duties, but shall meet no fewer than once each quarter of the year.
• § 44220 — (a) The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Civil Service Act, and may in its discretion remove him or her by a majority vote of all it
• § 44221 — The commission may employ personnel as necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
• § 44221.1 — (a) The Governor may appoint one deputy to the executive director of the commission.
• § 44222 — The Department of Education shall assist the commission in any manner the commission may request in implementing this chapter; provided that the department shall be reimbursed from the Teacher Credent
• § 44223 — (a) (1) The commission and the department shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies resigning their positions or el
• § 44224 — (a) For purposes of this section, “campaign” means the public awareness campaign described in subdivision (b).
• § 44225 — The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession.
• § 44225.5 — The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt standards for the issuance of teaching credentials to persons who received a score equal to or exceeding the minimum acceptable score set by the com
• § 44225.6 — (a) By April 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the availability of teachers in California.
• § 44225.7 — (a) The commission may approve a school district request for the assignment of an individual pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 44225 or Section 44300 if the district has certified by an annual re
• § 44225.8 — (a) All teacher preparation programs, regardless of program sponsor, including, but not limited to, local educational agencies or other programs that are not accredited by the Western Association of S
• § 44226 — The commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic funding, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the executive director of the commission may deem advisable, and subjec
• § 44227 — (a) The commission may approve any regionally accredited institution of higher education to recommend to the commission the issuance of credentials to persons who have successfully completed a teacher
• § 44227.2 — (a) The Legislature hereby establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Career Technical Education Educator Credentialing Program for purposes of providing alternative routes to credent
• § 44227.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that college and university faculty members who teach courses relating to teaching or administrative methods in programs of professional preparation that are ap
• § 44227.7 — The Legislature encourages institutions of higher education to provide, in teacher training programs, increased emphasis on the recognition of, and teaching strategies for, specific learning disabilit
• § 44228 — To assist in approving teacher education programs, the commission may appoint panels of educators, including public school classroom teachers, and lay persons to serve as members of visiting teams to
• § 44229 — The commission shall invite the public, the teaching profession, and interested professional groups and associations to appear before it and submit proposals for commission consideration and action.
• § 44230 — (a) (1) The commission shall maintain for public record, and may disclose, only the following information relating to the credentials, certificates, permits, or other documents that it issues: the doc
• § 44230.5 — (a) The commission shall establish a nonpersonally identifiable educator identification number for each educator to whom it issues a credential, certificate, permit, or other document authorizing that
• § 44230.6 — (a) For purposes of the ongoing evaluation of teacher preparation programs at the California State University, the commission may provide to the Office of the Chancellor of the California State Univer
• § 44231 — Unless otherwise specified, the meetings of the commission shall be open and public and due notice of their time and place shall be posted.
• § 44232 — The commission may enter into contracts with comparable agencies in other states in order to facilitate the relocation of qualified teachers from one state to another and to expedite other matters rel
• § 44234 — (a) There is in the State Treasury the Teacher Credentials Fund.
• § 44235 — (a) Fees shall be levied by the commission for the issuance and renewal of teaching and service credentials.
• § 44235.1 — (a) Effective July 1, 1987, through June 30, 2023, all fees collected by the commission for tests, examinations, or assessments shall be deposited in the Test Development and Administration Account, w
• § 44235.12 — (a) Effective July 1, 2023, all fees collected by the commission for tests, examinations, or assessments shall be deposited in the Teacher Credentials Fund.
• § 44235.2 — (a) If in any month there are insufficient moneys in the Teacher Credentials Fund to satisfy monthly payroll obligations and scheduled claims, and there are moneys in the Test Development and Administ
• § 44235.25 — The Test Development and Administration Account is hereby abolished on July 1, 2024, and all unencumbered moneys and authority in the fund are transferred to the Teacher Credentials Fund.
• § 44235.3 — Within the limits set forth in this chapter, the commission may establish and collect fees to recover its costs for the development and administration of any subject matter examination adopted by the
• § 44235.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credential to an out-of-state prepared applicant who r
• § 44236 — Any fee or excess amount of fee paid under Section 44235 may be refunded by the commission from the Teacher Credentials Fund when the applicant does not qualify for a credential or when such fee or ex
• § 44237 — (a) Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction on the elementary or high school level shall require each applicant for employment in
• § 44238 — (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall contract with an independent evaluator with proven expertise in design and research to conduc
• § 44238.5 — (a) On or before March 1, 2027, the commission shall, with input from the education field, develop, establish, and promulgate, through the regulatory process pursuant to Chapter 3.
• § 44239 — The commission, the State Board of Education, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify one another regarding proposed and adopted policies and regulations, in order to achieve consist
• § 44240 — (a) The commission shall appoint a Committee of Credentials, consisting of seven persons for terms fixed by the commission but not to exceed two years.
• § 44241 — Sections 44215, 44216, 44217, 44218, 44220, and 44221 are applicable to the Committee of Credentials.
• § 44242 — The Committee of Credentials shall be under the direct supervision of the commission.
• § 44242.5 — (a) Each allegation of an act or omission by an applicant for, or holder of, a credential for which the applicant may be subject to an adverse action shall be presented to the Committee of Credentials
• § 44242.7 — (a) Any allegation of an act or omission by the holder of a credential, except for an allegation that involves sexual misconduct with a minor or recurring conduct resulting in a pattern of misconduct,
• § 44243 — (a) The commission may assign to the Committee of Credentials administrative duties as it may see fit relating to adverse actions concerning applicants and credential holders.
• § 44244 — (a) At least 30 days prior to any formal review of the Committee of Credentials at which the application of an applicant or credential of a holder is to be considered, the committee shall notify the a
• § 44244.1 — (a) (1) A recommendation by the Committee of Credentials to take an adverse action may be adopted by the commission without further proceedings if, after service of notice of the committee recommendat
• § 44245 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all hearings and deliberations of the commission and Committee of Credentials to consider an adverse action or a reinstatement or reduction in penalty
• § 44246 — When a hearing is held to deny, suspend, or revoke a credential, the proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of th
• § 44247 — Any applicant for the renewal certification document who is denied a renewal by the Committee of Credentials may request a reevaluation of his application by the commission.
• § 44248 — (a) Any member of the commission, commission staff member, member or staff member of the Committee of Credentials, State Department of Education employee who releases or gives out information received
• § 44250 — The commission shall issue only the following two types of credentials, with authorizations as hereinafter defined: (a) A teaching credential.
• § 44251 — (a) The period for which a credential, as authorized under Section 44250 issued prior to September 1, 1985, is valid shall be as follows: (1) For an internship credential: two years.
• § 44251.2 — A credential, permit, certificate, or other document that is lawfully issued by the commission shall remain in force in accordance with the laws and regulations under which it was issued, and shall be
• § 44252 — (a) (1) The commission shall establish standards and procedures for the initial issuance and renewal of credentials.
• § 44252.1 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a credential candidate enrolled in a credential preparation program receive reasonable time to complete the program without meeting new requirements, inclu
• § 44252.2 — Coursework completed at a community or junior college that is regionally accredited by an accrediting agency listed in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 44203 or by the A
• § 44252.5 — (a) The commission shall administer the state basic skills proficiency test pursuant to Sections 44227, 44252, and 44830 in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commission.
• § 44252.6 — (a) The commission, no later than July 1, 2007, shall ensure that the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects be modified to add an assessment of basic writing skills at
• § 44252.8 — (a) The commission may defer the state basic skills proficiency test requirement in any case when illness, a family death, or another similar and justifiable personal reason prevented a credential app
• § 44252.9 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the effective education of pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, depends substantially on the academic skills, content competence, and pedag
• § 44253.1 — The Legislature finds and declares that almost one million, or one of every five, pupils in California’s public schools are of limited English proficiency, and that the number of those pupils is incre
• § 44253.10 — (a) A teacher with a basic teaching credential may be assigned to provide specially designed content instruction delivered in English, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 44253.
• § 44253.11 — (a) A teacher with a designated subjects teaching credential or a service credential with a special class authorization may enroll in a course that meets the minimum requirements of staff development
• § 44253.2 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Instruction for English language development” means instruction designe
• § 44253.3 — (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for a teacher to provide all of the following services to limited-English-proficient pupils: (1) Instruction for English language development in prescho
• § 44253.4 — (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for a teacher to provide all of the following services to limited-English-proficient pupils: (1) Instruction for English language development in prescho
• § 44253.45 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may approve a teacher education program offered by a school district or county office of education administered for purposes of earning a cross-cultur
• § 44253.5 — (a) The commission shall develop and administer examinations on which a teacher can demonstrate his or her competence in the knowledge and skills necessary for effective teaching of limited-English-pr
• § 44253.6 — (a) Until the commission begins the administration of Section 44253.
• § 44253.7 — (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, based upon the availability of funds, shall develop objective and verifiable standards for an authorization for bilingual-cross-cultural competence for hol
• § 44253.8 — (a) For the examinations required by Sections 44253.
• § 44253.9 — The commission shall promulgate regulations to clarify and make specific the requirements and authorizations of credentials, certificates, and permits established pursuant to this article.
• § 44254 — (a) The commission shall establish standards for a restricted reading certificate to enable holders of a teaching credential to provide the early development of reading and language arts skills and th
• § 44256 — Authorization for teaching credentials shall be of four basic kinds, as defined below: (a) (1) “Single subject instruction” means the practice of assignment of teachers and students to specified subje
• § 44257 — (a) The commission shall issue single subject teaching credentials only in the following subjects: (1) Agriculture.
• § 44257.2 — (a) In order to ensure excellence in teaching in specific subjects, the commission may issue a multiple or single subject teaching credential with a specified concentration in a particular subject bas
• § 44257.3 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Recognition of study in linked learning” is a statement added to a single subject teaching credential that the credential holder
• § 44257.4 — The commission shall periodically review and assess the adequacy and relevance of the subjects of teaching credentials set forth in Section 44257, and shall report its findings and recommendations to
• § 44257.5 — (a) On or before July 1, 2024, the commission shall convene a workgroup on credentialing for instruction in computer science to do all of the following: (1) Determine which single subject teaching cre
• § 44258 — A teacher who is authorized for single subject instruction may be assigned, with his consent, to teach any subject in his authorized fields at any grade level; preschool; kindergarten and grades 1 to
• § 44258.1 — The holder of a credential authorizing instruction in a self-contained classroom may teach in any of grades 5 to 8, inclusive, in a middle school, provided that he or she teaches two or more subjects
• § 44258.15 — Notwithstanding Section 44258.
• § 44258.2 — The holder of a single subject teaching credential or a standard secondary teaching credential may, with the credentialholder’s consent, be assigned by action of the governing board to teach classes i
• § 44258.3 — (a) The governing board of a school district may assign the holder of a credential, other than an emergency permit, to teach any subjects in departmentalized classes in kindergarten or any of grades 1
• § 44258.7 — (a) The holder of a standard secondary credential who, before September 1, 1989, has taught successfully in a subject within the department of the credentialholder’s academic major or minor for a mini
• § 44258.9 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (A) That continued monitoring of educator assignments by the commission and the county superintendents of schools and continued report
• § 44259 — (a) Except as provided in clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), a program of professional preparation for multiple or single subject teaching credentials shall
• § 44259.1 — (a) (1) An integrated program of professional preparation shall enable candidates for teaching credentials to engage in professional preparation, concurrently with subject matter preparation, while co
• § 44259.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259, the commission shall waive the requirements for completion of
• § 44259.3 — The commission shall review the minimum requirements set forth in Section 44259 for the preliminary and professional multiple subject teaching credential and shall recommend their revision as necessar
• § 44259.5 — (a) By July 1, 2002, the commission shall ensure that an accredited program of professional preparation offered pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259 satisfies standards establ
• § 44259.6 — By September 1, 2022, the commission shall ensure that its standards of program quality and effectiveness for the preparation of candidates for the preliminary multiple subject credential, the prelimi
• § 44259.7 — By September 1, 2024, the commission shall ensure that, in addition to the requirements of Section 44259.
• § 44260 — The minimum requirements for the three-year preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential shall be all of the following: (a) Three years or the equivalent of adequate,
• § 44260.1 — The minimum requirements for the five-year clear designated subjects career technical education teaching credential shall be all of the following: (a) A valid three-year preliminary designated subject
• § 44260.2 — The minimum requirements for the three-year preliminary designated subjects adult education teaching credential shall be all of the following: (a) For nonacademic subjects: (1) Three years of adequate
• § 44260.3 — The minimum requirements for the five-year clear designated subjects adult education teaching credential shall be all of the following: (a) A valid three-year preliminary designated subjects adult edu
• § 44260.4 — The minimum requirements for the designated subjects special subjects teaching credential shall be appropriate to the special subject named on the credential, in accordance with the requirements estab