California

Education Code

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

• § 44260.5 — The commission shall establish minimum requirements for the issuance and renewal of the designated subjects teaching credentials for part-time service.
• § 44260.6 — The minimum requirements for the designated subjects supervision and coordination credential shall include all of the following: (a) Possession of a designated subjects teaching credential, other than
• § 44260.7 — The commission may develop alternative routes to the subject matter coursework requirements for the preliminary designated subjects credential in driver education and training, including approved staf
• § 44260.9 — (a) The commission shall establish a list of authorized subjects for the designated subjects preliminary career technical education teaching credential issued pursuant to Section 44260.
• § 44261 — The minimum requirements for the multiple or single subject teaching credential with a designated emphasis shall be as specified in Section 44259.
• § 44261.2 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The role of parents and guardians in the education of pupils and the development of children and youth is critically important.
• § 44262 — Upon the recommendation of the governing board of a school district, the commission may issue an eminence credential to any person who has achieved eminence in a field of endeavor taught or service pr
• § 44262.5 — (a) Upon recommendation of the tribal government of a federally recognized Indian tribe in California, the commission shall issue an American Indian language-culture credential to a candidate who has
• § 44263 — A teacher licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article may be assigned, with his or her consent, to teach a single subject class in which he or she has 18 semester hours of coursework or nine s
• § 44264 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person holding a credential issued under the laws and regulations in effect on or before December 31, 1971, authorizing teaching in grades 7 to 12, inclus
• § 44265 — (a) Credentials for teaching specialties, including, but not limited to, bilingual education, early childhood education, and special education, shall be based upon a baccalaureate degree from a region
• § 44265.1 — (a) No later than January 1, 2028, the commission shall ensure that its standards of program quality and effectiveness for the preparation of candidates for the reading and literacy leadership special
• § 44265.2 — (a) A program sponsor may offer comparability and equivalency to a special education credentialholder seeking to add a special education authorization to his or her credential.
• § 44265.3 — (a) Commencing January 1, 2007, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall issue the following credentials: (1) A preliminary credential in speech-language pathology, to an individual who has been
• § 44265.5 — (a) Pupils who are visually impaired shall be taught by teachers whose professional preparation and credential authorization are specific to that impairment.
• § 44265.6 — (a) Upon the request of an employing school district, county office of education, or state special school, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall determine specific requirements for and issue a
• § 44265.8 — (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
• § 44265.9 — (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall develop criteria to verify the proficiency of a holder of a credential issued under Section 44265.
• § 44266 — (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 highe
• § 44266.5 — (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 pr
• § 44267 — 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
• § 44267.5 — (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 in
• § 44268 — 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 commi
• § 44269 — The commission may issue a services credential authorizing service as a library media teacher upon completion of specialized preparation as required by the commission.
• § 44270 — (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 teac
• § 44270.1 — (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 se
• § 44270.2 — The services credential with a specialization in administrative services shall authorize the holder to perform administrative services at all grade levels.
• § 44270.3 — 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 wh
• § 44270.4 — 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 w
• § 44270.5 — (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 s
• § 44270.6 — (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 i
• § 44271 — 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
• § 44272 — 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.
• § 44273 — 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 ap
• § 44274.2 — (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
• § 44274.3 — (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
• § 44274.4 — 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 indiv
• § 44274.5 — 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 minim
• § 44275.4 — 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 el
• § 44275.5 — (a) In addition to the authority granted to the commission under Section 44275.
• § 44275.6 — (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 exc
• § 44276 — (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 fo
• § 44276.1 — (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.
• § 44276.6 — 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
• § 44277 — (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
• § 44279.1 — (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.
• § 44279.2 — (a) The Superintendent and the commission shall jointly administer the California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System pursuant to this chapter.
• § 44279.25 — (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.
• § 44279.3 — (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’ s
• § 44279.4 — (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 t
• § 44279.7 — (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 S
• § 44280 — (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 para
• § 44281 — 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 p
• § 44282 — (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 a
• § 44282.1 — (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 he
• § 44283 — (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.
• § 44283.1 — (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 readi
• § 44283.2 — (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
• § 44283.3 — 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, a
• § 44284 — Examinations authorizing advanced or specialist teaching service may be authorized by the commission.
• § 44288 — The commission shall create subject matter advisory panels to advise in the selection, administration, and interpretation of examinations.
• § 44289 — The commission shall set passing scores with the objective of assuring an adequate level of subject matter preparation.
• § 44290 — 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.
• § 44291 — The approved examinations shall be instruments whose purpose is to measure achievement and shall be used solely to measure objective knowledge of subject matter.
• § 44292 — Insofar as is reasonable and practicable, the commission shall adopt examinations which are nationally administered on a regular basis.
• § 44293 — In selecting subject matter examinations, the commission shall consider the importance of timely and expeditious processing and the desirability and convenience of machine scoring.
• § 44294 — The commission may approve more than one examination with passing scores appropriate to each examination for any of the categories to be examined as required by this chapter.
• § 44295 — In the selection, adoption and interpretation of examinations, the commission shall analyze and account for any cultural, class, or social bias which may arbitrarily and unfairly work to the disadvant
• § 44296 — The commission may collect various data, including the ethnic background of examinees, age, sex, the college or university attended, degrees held, teaching experience, and other factors which may pert
• § 44297 — No limit may be placed on the number of times an examinee may take the approved examinations.
• § 44298 — Fees charged for the examinations shall be sufficient to furnish the full cost of the examination system, except as these funds may be augmented from designated appropriations by the Legislature from
• § 443 — (a) In accordance with Section 6826 of Title 20 of the United States Code, an eligible local educational agency desiring a subgrant pursuant to Section 6824 of Title 20 of the United States Code shall
• § 44300 — (a) Commencing January 1, 1990, the commission may issue or renew emergency teaching or specialist permits in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission corresponding to the credential type
• § 44300.5 — As an alternative to the employment verification required pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 80025.
• § 44301 — (a) A person who does not hold a valid California teaching credential that requires a baccalaureate degree shall be required to pass the appropriate subject matter competency examination or examinatio
• § 44302 — The Commission on Teacher Credentialing regularly shall notify local educational agencies of the various provisions in current law that allow the assignment of personnel when a fully qualified teacher
• § 44310 — (a) The commission shall waive the subject matter examination requirement for graduates of a regionally accredited institution of higher education who successfully do any of the following: (1) Complet
• § 44311 — The commission shall evaluate any subject matter program offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education in satisfaction of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259.
• § 44312 — A finding by the commission of the inadequacy or inappropriateness of such program as the basis for waiving the subject matter examination shall cause persons completing such programs to be ineligible
• § 44313 — (a) The subject matter examination authorizing multiple subject classroom instruction may be waived for holders of approved “diversified” or “liberal arts” degrees, or programs or their equivalent, co
• § 44314 — A “diversified” or “liberal arts” program is any program that has been approved by the commission on the basis of standards adopted by the commission.
• § 44320 — (a) Professional preparation, including student teaching, shall be made available in the upper division course offerings at all California public institutions of higher learning, except the California
• § 44320.2 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the competence and performance of teachers are among the most important factors in influencing the quality and effectiveness of education in elementary and
• § 44320.3 — (a) By July 1, 2025, the commission shall ensure that an approved teaching performance assessment for a preliminary multiple subject credential, as required by Section 44320.
• § 44320.4 — (a) To ensure the teaching performance assessments described in Sections 44320.
• § 44320.5 — For the 2024–25 fiscal year only, the commission shall submit to the Department of Finance a plan for using existing funds available from the Teacher Credentials Fund to support the operations of the
• § 44321 — Student internship programs shall be joint projects of school districts and teacher preparation institutions, and such internship programs shall be submitted to the commission for approval.
• § 44322 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the professional preparation requirements for a teaching credential may be met by certification by the Director of the Peace Corps of the United State
• § 44323 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing school districts from hiring, employing, or otherwise using teacher aides, instructional aides, or teacher assistants under the terms of existi
• § 44324 — (a) The Legislature encourages any public or private institution of higher education that conducts any program of professional preparation for a teaching or services credential to operate and supervis
• § 44325 — (a) The commission shall issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by a school district that maintains kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or that maintains classes in bil
• § 44326 — (a) Persons holding district intern credentials issued by the commission under Section 44325 to teach in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, or in grades 6 to 8, inclusive, in a departmentalized program, or in
• § 44327 — On or before July 1, 1995, the commission, in consultation with participating school districts and other affected organizations, shall revise existing standards and adopt additional standards, as nece
• § 44328 — (a) Unless the commission determines that substantial evidence exists that a person is unqualified to teach, upon the completion of successful service as a district intern pursuant to subdivision (b)
• § 44330 — Except where such service is provided by a school district pursuant to Section 44332.
• § 44331 — County boards of education may renew any certificate legally issued by them prior to October 1, 1945, and now in force; provided, that no certificate granted upon a credential issued by the State Boar
• § 44332 — (a) Except where that service is provided by a school district authorized to register certification documents pursuant to Section 44332.
• § 44332.5 — (a) (1) A school district that may issue warrants pursuant to Section 42647 may, at its discretion, provide for the registration of a valid certification or other document authorizing the holder to se
• § 44332.6 — (a) (1) Before issuing a temporary certificate pursuant to Section 44332, a county board of education or city and county board of education shall obtain proof that the applicant has obtained a credent
• § 44333 — The standard for the exchange credential shall be as prescribed by the commission pursuant to Section 44853.
• § 44334 — Except as provided in this code, no certification document shall be granted to any person unless and until he has subscribed to the following oath or affirmation: “I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
• § 44335 — The issuance of any teaching credential requires (1) the passing of a satisfactory examination on the provisions and principles of the Constitution of the United States in a community college, college
• § 44336 — When required by the commission, the application for a certification document or the renewal thereof shall be accompanied by a certificate in such form as shall be prescribed by the commission, from a
• § 44337 — No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to receive credentials from the commission, to receive training for the purpose of becoming a teacher, or to engage in practice teaching in any
• § 44338 — No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to receive credentials issued by the commission, to receive training for the purpose of becoming a teacher, or to engage in practice teaching in
• § 44339 — (a) The commission shall adopt, in addition to any other regulations authorized by law, regulations requiring every applicant for a credential, or for the renewal of a credential, to submit reasonable
• § 44339.5 — (a) The commission, by July 1, 2019, shall authorize the use of an individual tax identification number in lieu of a social security number for purposes of applying for a credential, or the renewal of
• § 44340 — Each applicant for a credential, or for the renewal of a credential, shall submit with his application duplicate personal identification cards provided by the commission upon which shall appear the le
• § 44341 — (a) (1) For the purpose of ascertaining the moral character and true identity of the holder of a credential or an applicant for a credential or the renewal of a credential after jurisdiction to commen
• § 44342 — Teachers, principals, supervisors, school librarians, superintendents and assistant superintendents, and other certified personnel who are presently employed in public schools in California shall not
• § 44343 — A credential which was issued prior to July 1, 1973, shall remain in force as long as it is valid and continues to be valid under the law and regulations of the commission.
• § 44343.4 — (a) The commission shall issue a comparable credential at the preliminary level to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing instruction or services in public schools if all of the following
• § 44343.5 — (a) The commission shall grant or deny a completed application for a credential within seven days of the date that the commission received the application if the applicant does both of the following:
• § 44344 — (a) The commission shall issue the appropriate credentials authorized by the law operative, and the rules and regulations of the commission in effect on December 31, 1971, to any person who completed
• § 44345 — The commission may deny any application for the issuance of a credential or for the renewal of a credential made by any applicant who falls under any of the following categories: (a) Lacks the qualifi
• § 44346 — (a) The commission shall deny an application for the issuance of a credential or for the renewal of a credential made by any applicant who comes within any of the following classes: (1) Has been deter
• § 44346.1 — (a) The commission shall deny any application for the issuance of a credential made by an applicant who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony or a crime set forth in subdivision (a) of Sec
• § 44346.5 — (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of all individuals, as described
• § 44346.6 — (a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the commission shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Ju
• § 44347 — The terms of credentials shall be as specified in this article.
• § 44348 — Except as otherwise specifically required in this chapter, the commission shall establish regulations pertaining to the expiration dates of initially issued and renewed credentials.
• § 44349 — Each credential issued by the commission shall clearly state the kind of service that it authorizes, the grades or classes, or the types of schools in which it authorizes service, and shall have such
• § 44350 — (a) Each credential issued shall contain its date of expiration, be issued on a form prescribed by the commission, and bear the signatures of the executive director and the chair of the commission or
• § 44351 — Whenever the date of expiration of any credential occurs while the person holding the credential is in the active military service of the United States of America or of the State of California, includ
• § 44352 — Whenever satisfactory proof is presented to the commission by any person to whom the commission has granted a credential that has been lost or destroyed, the commission shall issue to him a new creden
• § 44353 — Satisfactory proof shall consist of an affidavit by the person, giving the kind of the credential, the date of issue, if possible, and the basis upon which it was issued, together with such other info
• § 44354 — Any oath required of an applicant for a credential may be administered by any of the persons enumerated in Section 60, by such employees of the Department of Education as the Superintendent of Public
• § 44355 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all credentials regularly issued are valid until revoked, suspended, or expired as provided by law.
• § 44360 — Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, individually or in a representative or any other capacity, does any of the following: (a) Alters with fraudulent intent, or uses or attempts to use any alter
• § 44361 — Every person filing for record or attempting to file for record the license, credential, or certificate issued to another person, falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person named in or entit
• § 44362 — Every fact necessary to establish the qualifications of an applicant for the issuance of any license, credential, or certificate authorizing the performance of services in the public schools shall be
• § 44370 — The Legislature finds and declares that the competence and performance of professional educators depends in part on the quality of their academic and professional preparation.
• § 44371 — (a) The system for accreditation of educator preparation shall do all of the following: (1) Concentrate on the overall quality of educator preparation in credential programs.
• § 44372 — The powers and duties of the commission regarding the accreditation system shall include the following: (a) Adopt and implement an accreditation framework, which sets forth the policies of the commiss
• § 44373 — (a) There is hereby established the Committee on Accreditation consisting of 12 members selected for their distinguished records of accomplishment in education.
• § 44374 — (a) The accreditation framework shall include common standards that relate to aspects of program quality that are the same for all credential programs.
• § 44374.5 — (a) The commission may charge fees to cover the standard costs of reviewing new and existing educator preparation programs.
• § 44380 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the teaching profession must be able to recruit talented individuals, in addition to college students, from a variety of sources to address geographic and s
• § 44381 — As used in this article, “alternative certification program” is a program operated by a school district, county office of education, college or university, or other public education entity, individual
• § 44382 — Alternative certification programs shall address geographic and subject matter shortage areas, and shall be targeted toward people with work experience and others who already have a bachelor’s degree
• § 44383 — School districts or county offices of education operating, or that propose to operate, an alternative certification program pursuant to this article, may apply to the Commission on Teacher Credentiali
• § 44384 — An alternative certification program that receives grant funding pursuant to this article shall be operated pursuant to either Article 7.
• § 44385 — The commission, with the assistance of representatives of classroom teachers, school administrators, parents, university and college educators, and others, as appropriate, shall establish criteria for
• § 44386 — (a) From funds appropriated for the purposes of this article, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall award incentive grants to qualifying school districts or county offices of education.
• § 44387 — (a) From funds appropriated for purposes of this section, the commission may award increased funding, in addition to incentive grants awarded pursuant to Section 44386, to a school district or county
• § 44391 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program.
• § 44392 — For the purposes of this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Applicant” means a school district, charter school, or coun
• § 44393 — (a) The California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program is hereby established for the purpose of recruiting classified school employees to participate in a program designed to enco
• § 44395 — (a) (1) The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program is hereby established to award grants to school districts for the purpose of providing awards to teachers
• § 44395.5 — For the purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 44395, “assigned to teach” as used in subdivision (a) of that section may include, but is not limited to, a teacher leadership role as a
• § 44396 — (a) (1) To the extent that funds are available for that purpose, a teacher who meets the criteria approved by the state board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44395 is eligible and may apply for
• § 44398 — (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law except Sections 44332.
• § 44399 — Notwithstanding any provision of law, except Sections 44332.
• § 44399.1 — (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for an additional subject or for a new teaching credential type to the holder of a valid California multiple subject or single subject teaching credenti
• § 444 — In accordance with Section 6826 (c) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency that receives a federal subgrant pursuant to Sections 6801 and following of Title 20 of the United
• § 44400 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Program” means the Student Teacher Stipend Program established pursuant to Section 44400.
• § 44400.01 — (a) The Student Teacher Stipend Program is hereby established to support prospective educators during their completion of 500 or more hours of student teaching as part of their credential program’s cl
• § 44400.02 — (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall award funding appropriated for this purpose to local educational agencies that host student teachers or teacher residents or that employ teacher appre
• § 44400.03 — (a) For 2025–26 fiscal year, the sum of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) is hereby appropriated for the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to support the Student Teach
• § 44401 — (a) A school district, county office of education, or charter school that provides intensive examination preparation courses for the purpose of preparing multiple or single subject credential holders
• § 44415 — (a) (1) For the 2018–19 fiscal year, the sum of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the commission to establish the Teacher Residency Grant Progr
• § 44415.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply for the Teacher Residency Grant Program: (1) “Experienced mentor teacher” means an educator who meets all of the following requirement
• § 44415.6 — (a) (1) For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred eighty-four million dollars ($184,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to augmen
• § 44415.7 — (a) For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the commission to select a local educational agency to serve as a state
• § 44415.8 — (a) (1) For the 2025–26 fiscal year, the sum of seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to augment the Teacher Res
• § 44416 — (a) For the 2018–19 fiscal year, the sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the commission to establish the Local Solutions Grant Program to provide
• § 44417 — The commission shall conduct an evaluation of the Teacher Residency Grant Program established in Section 44415 and the Local Solutions Grant Program established in Section 44416 to determine the effec
• § 44417.5 — The commission shall conduct an evaluation of the Teacher Residency Grant Program described in Section 44415.
• § 44418 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 44420 — (a) If any person employed by a school district in a position requiring certification qualifications refuses, without good cause, to fulfill a valid contract of employment with the district or leave t
• § 44420.5 — As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Institution of higher education” has the same meaning as used in Section 44203.
• § 44421 — The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall privately admonish, publicly reprove, revoke or suspend for immoral or unprofessional conduct, or for persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey, the law
• § 44421.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 44421, the commission shall take an appropriate adverse action on any credential holder who knowingly and willfully uses school records of pupil data in connection with, or
• § 44421.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 44421, the commission shall take an appropriate adverse action on any credential holder who knowingly and willfully reports false fiscal expenditure data relative to the co
• § 44422 — Whenever the holder of a credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is charged with immoral or unprofessional conduct or evident unfitness for service
• § 44423 — (a) Whenever the holder of any credential issued by the commission requests in writing that the credential held by him or her be revoked, the commission shall revoke the credential.
• § 44423.5 — (a) The commission shall suspend the credential of a holder when it receives notice that another state has taken final action to revoke a credential or license authorizing the holder of the credential
• § 44423.6 — (a) (1) The commission shall revoke the credential of a holder when it receives notice that the ability of the holder of the credential to associate with minors has been limited as a term or condition
• § 44424 — (a) Upon the conviction of the holder of any credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing of a violation, or attempted violation, of a violent or seriou
• § 44425 — (a) Whenever the holder of a credential issued by the state board or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing has been convicted of a sex offense, as defined in Section 44010, or controlled substance o
• § 44425.5 — Whenever the holder of any credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is found to be insane, by a federal court or a court in this or any other state,
• § 44426 — Whenever the holder of a credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing has been determined to be a sexual psychopath under the provisions of Article 1 (c
• § 44427 — County boards of education may revoke or suspend, for immoral or unprofessional conduct, evident unfitness for teaching, or persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey the laws regulating the duties o
• § 44428 — No certificate shall be revoked or suspended, except upon the written request of its holder, until after a hearing before the county board of education, and then only upon the affirmative vote of at l
• § 44429 — All charges of immoral or unprofessional conduct, of evident unfitness for teaching, or persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey the laws regulating the duties of teachers, shall be presented to th
• § 44430 — Notice of the time of hearing and a full and complete copy of the charges shall be furnished to the accused at least 10 days before the hearing.
• § 44431 — The accused shall be given a fair and impartial hearing and shall have the right to be represented by counsel.
• § 44432 — The hearing shall be governed by and conducted under the rules of the board.
• § 44433 — If any teacher employed by a board of school trustees for a specified time, leaves the school before the expiration of the time, without the consent of the trustees, in writing, the teacher is guilty
• § 44434 — Each city or city and county board of examination may for immoral and unprofessional conduct, profanity, intemperance, or evident unfitness for teaching, recommend to the city or city and county board
• § 44435 — Upon the becoming final of the conviction of the holder of a certificate issued by a county board of education of a violation or attempted violation of any one or more of Penal Code Sections 187 to 19
• § 44436 — Whenever the holder of a certificate issued by a county board of education has been convicted of any sex offense as defined in Section 44010 or controlled substance offense as defined in Section 44011
• § 44437 — Whenever the holder of a certificate issued by a county board of education has been determined to be a sexual psychopath under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300), Chapter 2, Pa
• § 44438 — (a) “Private admonition,” as used in this article and in Article 3 (commencing with Section 44240) of Chapter 2, is a warning, in writing, to the applicant or credentialholder that states in ordinary
• § 44439 — The commission may take an adverse action on the ground that an applicant or credential holder has subverted or attempted to subvert any licensing examination or the administration of an examination,
• § 44440 — (a) No applicant who is under review by the commission shall be allowed to withdraw his or her application for a credential without the written consent of the commission.
• § 44450 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Teacher Education Internship Act of 1967.
• § 44451 — The intent of the Legislature in enacting this article is to increase the effectiveness of teachers and other professional school service personnel in the public schools of California by placing theor
• § 44452 — Any school district may, in cooperation with an approved college or university, establish a teacher education internship program as provided in Section 44321, and meeting the provisions of the statute
• § 44453 — (a) For admission to all teaching internship programs authorized by this article, an applicant shall have a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education