California Code
PART 25 - EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 2 - Teacher Credentialing

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 44200. - 44200. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 44202. - 44202. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 44203. - 44203. In this chapter, the following terms shall be defined...

ARTICLE 2 - Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Section 44210. - 44210. (a) There is hereby established in the state government...

Section 44210.5. - 44210.5. It is the intent of the Legislature that appointees...

Section 44211. - 44211. Representatives of statewide organizations may submit for the Governor’s...

Section 44212. - 44212. (a) The Regents of the University of California, the...

Section 44213. - 44213. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 44210, upon...

Section 44214. - 44214. If a member is absent from any four regularly...

Section 44215. - 44215. Except as provided pursuant to Section 44217 with respect...

Section 44216. - 44216. Whenever an employee of any public school district, state...

Section 44217. - 44217. The compensation of the members of the commission who...

Section 44218. - 44218. The commission by majority vote of all its members...

Section 44219. - 44219. The commission shall meet as deemed appropriate and necessary...

Section 44220. - 44220. (a) The commission shall appoint an executive director, who...

Section 44221. - 44221. The commission may employ personnel as necessary to carry...

Section 44222. - 44222. The Department of Education shall assist the commission in...

Section 44223. - 44223. (a) (1) The commission and the department shall develop...

Section 44225. - 44225. The commission shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 44225.4. - 44225.4. The time of validity of examination scores used to...

Section 44225.5. - 44225.5. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt standards for...

Section 44225.6. - 44225.6. (a) By April 15 of each year, the commission...

Section 44225.7. - 44225.7. (a) The commission may approve a school district request...

Section 44225.8. - 44225.8. (a) All teacher preparation programs, regardless of program sponsor,...

Section 44226. - 44226. The commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic...

Section 44227. - 44227. (a) The commission may approve any regionally accredited institution...

Section 44227.2. - 44227.2. (a) The Legislature hereby establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering,...

Section 44227.5. - 44227.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 44227.7. - 44227.7. The Legislature encourages institutions of higher education to provide,...

Section 44228. - 44228. To assist in approving teacher education programs, the commission...

Section 44229. - 44229. The commission shall invite the public, the teaching profession,...

Section 44230. - 44230. (a) (1) The commission shall maintain for public record,...

Section 44230.5. - 44230.5. (a) The commission shall establish a nonpersonally identifiable educator...

Section 44230.6. - 44230.6. (a) For purposes of the ongoing evaluation of teacher...

Section 44231. - 44231. Unless otherwise specified, the meetings of the commission shall...

Section 44232. - 44232. The commission may enter into contracts with comparable agencies...

Section 44234. - 44234. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Teacher...

Section 44235. - 44235. (a) Fees shall be levied by the commission for...

Section 44235.1. - 44235.1. (a) Effective July 1, 1987, all fees collected by...

Section 44235.2. - 44235.2. (a) If in any month there are insufficient moneys...

Section 44235.3. - 44235.3. Within the limits set forth in this chapter, the...

Section 44235.4. - 44235.4. The time of validity of fees submitted with paper...

Section 44235.5. - 44235.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall...

Section 44236. - 44236. Any fee or excess amount of fee paid under...

Section 44237. - 44237. (a) Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering...

Section 44238. - 44238. (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with...

Section 44239. - 44239. The commission, the State Board of Education, and the...

ARTICLE 3 - Committee of Credentials

Section 44240. - 44240. (a) The commission shall appoint a Committee of Credentials,...

Section 44241. - 44241. Sections 44215, 44216, 44217, 44218, 44220, and 44221 are...

Section 44242. - 44242. The Committee of Credentials shall be under the direct...

Section 44242.5. - 44242.5. (a) Each allegation of an act or omission by...

Section 44242.7. - 44242.7. (a) Any allegation of an act or omission by...

Section 44243. - 44243. (a) The commission may assign to the Committee of...

Section 44244. - 44244. (a) At least 30 days prior to any formal...

Section 44244.1. - 44244.1. (a) (1) A recommendation by the Committee of Credentials...

Section 44245. - 44245. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all hearings...

Section 44246. - 44246. When a hearing is held to deny, suspend, or...

Section 44247. - 44247. Any applicant for the renewal certification document who is...

Section 44248. - 44248. (a) Any member of the commission, commission staff member,...

ARTICLE 4 - Credential Types

Section 44250. - 44250. The commission shall issue only the following two types...

Section 44251. - 44251. (a) The period for which a credential, as authorized...

Section 44251.2. - 44251.2. A credential, permit, certificate, or other document that is...

Section 44252. - 44252. (a) (1) The commission shall establish standards and procedures...

Section 44252.1. - 44252.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 44252.2. - 44252.2. Coursework completed at a community or junior college that...

Section 44252.5. - 44252.5. (a) The commission shall administer the state basic skills...

Section 44252.6. - 44252.6. (a) The commission, no later than July 1, 2007,...

Section 44252.7. - 44252.7. (a) Commencing on September 1, 1984, applicants for an...

Section 44252.8. - 44252.8. (a) The commission may defer the state basic skills...

Section 44252.9. - 44252.9. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the effective...

Section 44253.1. - 44253.1. The Legislature finds and declares that almost one million,...

Section 44253.2. - 44253.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall...

Section 44253.3. - 44253.3. (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for a...

Section 44253.4. - 44253.4. (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for a...

Section 44253.5. - 44253.5. (a) The commission shall develop and administer examinations on...

Section 44253.6. - 44253.6. (a) Until the commission begins the administration of Section...

Section 44253.7. - 44253.7. (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, based upon the...

Section 44253.8. - 44253.8. (a) For the examinations required by Sections 44253.5 and...

Section 44253.9. - 44253.9. The commission shall promulgate regulations to clarify and make...

Section 44253.10. - 44253.10. (a) A teacher with a basic teaching credential may...

Section 44253.11. - 44253.11. (a) A teacher with a designated subjects teaching credential...

Section 44254. - 44254. (a) The commission shall establish standards for a restricted...

Section 44256. - 44256. Authorization for teaching credentials shall be of four basic...

Section 44257. - 44257. (a) The commission shall issue single subject teaching credentials...

Section 44257.2. - 44257.2. (a) In order to ensure excellence in teaching in...

Section 44257.3. - 44257.3. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 44257.4. - 44257.4. The commission shall periodically review and assess the adequacy...

Section 44258. - 44258. A teacher who is authorized for single subject instruction...

Section 44258.1. - 44258.1. The holder of a credential authorizing instruction in a...

Section 44258.15. - 44258.15. Notwithstanding Section 44258.1, the holder of a credential authorizing...

Section 44258.2. - 44258.2. The holder of a single subject teaching credential or...

Section 44258.3. - 44258.3. (a) The governing board of a school district may...

Section 44258.7. - 44258.7. (a) The holder of a standard secondary credential who,...

Section 44258.9. - 44258.9. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that continued...

Section 44258.10. - 44258.10. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (9) of subdivision (e) of Section...

Section 44259. - 44259. (a) Except as provided in clauses (i) and (iii)...

Section 44259.1. - 44259.1. (a) (1) An integrated program of professional preparation shall...

Section 44259.2. - 44259.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, including,...

Section 44259.3. - 44259.3. The commission shall review the minimum requirements set forth...

Section 44259.5. - 44259.5. (a) By July 1, 2002, the commission shall ensure...

Section 44259.6. - 44259.6. By September 1, 2022, the commission shall ensure that...

Section 44259.7. - 44259.7. By September 1, 2024, the commission shall ensure that,...

Section 44260. - 44260. The minimum requirements for the three-year preliminary designated subjects...

Section 44260.1. - 44260.1. The minimum requirements for the five-year clear designated subjects...

Section 44260.2. - 44260.2. The minimum requirements for the three-year preliminary designated subjects...

Section 44260.3. - 44260.3. The minimum requirements for the five-year clear designated subjects...

Section 44260.4. - 44260.4. The minimum requirements for the designated subjects special subjects...

Section 44260.5. - 44260.5. The commission shall establish minimum requirements for the issuance...

Section 44260.6. - 44260.6. The minimum requirements for the designated subjects supervision and...

Section 44260.7. - 44260.7. The commission may develop alternative routes to the subject...

Section 44260.9. - 44260.9. (a) The commission shall establish a list of authorized...

Section 44261. - 44261. The minimum requirements for the multiple or single subject...

Section 44261.2. - 44261.2. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 44262. - 44262. Upon the recommendation of the governing board of a...

Section 44262.5. - 44262.5. (a) Upon recommendation of the tribal government of a...

Section 44263. - 44263. A teacher licensed pursuant to the provisions of this...

Section 44264. - 44264. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person holding...

Section 44265. - 44265. (a) Credentials for teaching specialties, including, but not limited...

Section 44265.2. - 44265.2. (a) A program sponsor may offer comparability and equivalency...

Section 44265.3. - 44265.3. (a) Commencing January 1, 2007, the Commission on Teacher...

Section 44265.5. - 44265.5. (a) Pupils who are visually impaired shall be taught...

Section 44265.6. - 44265.6. (a) Upon the request of an employing school district,...

Section 44265.8. - 44265.8. (a) Upon the recommendation of a preliminary credential preparation...

Section 44265.9. - 44265.9. (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall develop criteria...

Section 44266. - 44266. (a) The minimum requirements for the services credential with...

Section 44266.5. - 44266.5. The requirement for the field practice assignment for a...

Section 44267. - 44267. The minimum requirements for a services credential with a...

Section 44267.5. - 44267.5. (a) The minimum requirements for a services credential with...

Section 44268. - 44268. The minimum requirements for a services credential in a...

Section 44269. - 44269. The commission may issue a services credential authorizing service...

Section 44270. - 44270. (a) The minimum requirements for the preliminary services credential...

Section 44270.1. - 44270.1. (a) The minimum requirements for the professional services credential...

Section 44270.2. - 44270.2. The services credential with a specialization in administrative services...

Section 44270.3. - 44270.3. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission shall...

Section 44270.4. - 44270.4. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission shall...

Section 44270.5. - 44270.5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter and as...

Section 44271. - 44271. The designated subjects teaching credential with a specialization in...

Section 44272. - 44272. The commission may issue limited services credentials authorizing administrative...

Section 44273. - 44273. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, any credential...

Section 44274.2. - 44274.2. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission...

Section 44274.3. - 44274.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the...

Section 44274.4. - 44274.4. Unless the commission determines that substantial evidence exists that...

Section 44274.5. - 44274.5. Notwithstanding Section 44227, Section 44259, or any other provision...

Section 44275.4. - 44275.4. Notwithstanding any other law: (a) It is the intent...

Section 44275.5. - 44275.5. (a) In addition to the authority granted to the...

Section 44275.6. - 44275.6. (a) A school district, county office of education, and...

Section 44276. - 44276. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that California’s...

Section 44276.1. - 44276.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 44276.6. - 44276.6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 44277. - 44277. (a) The Legislature recognizes that effective professional growth must...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Marian Bergeson Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System

Section 44279.1. - 44279.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the beginning...

Section 44279.2. - 44279.2. (a) The Superintendent and the commission shall jointly administer...

Section 44279.25. - 44279.25. (a) By December 1, 2007, the Superintendent and the...

Section 44279.3. - 44279.3. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 44279.4. - 44279.4. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature...

Section 44279.7. - 44279.7. (a) The superintendent and the commission shall award supplemental...

ARTICLE 5 - Subject Matter Examinations and Assessments

Section 44280. - 44280. (a) The adequacy of subject matter preparation and the...

Section 44281. - 44281. The commission shall select, administer, and interpret subject matter...

Section 44282. - 44282. (a) The commission shall adopt examinations and assessments to...

Section 44282.1. - 44282.1. (a) In carrying out its duties prescribed by subdivision...

Section 44283. - 44283. (a) The Legislature hereby recognizes that teacher competence in...

Section 44283.2. - 44283.2. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2000, prior to the...

Section 44283.3. - 44283.3. A holder of a preliminary multiple subject credential or...

Section 44284. - 44284. Examinations authorizing advanced or specialist teaching service may be...

Section 44288. - 44288. The commission shall create subject matter advisory panels to...

Section 44289. - 44289. The commission shall set passing scores with the objective...

Section 44290. - 44290. The commission, before the adoption of any examination, shall...

Section 44291. - 44291. The approved examinations shall be instruments whose purpose is...

Section 44292. - 44292. Insofar as is reasonable and practicable, the commission shall...

Section 44293. - 44293. In selecting subject matter examinations, the commission shall consider...

Section 44294. - 44294. The commission may approve more than one examination with...

Section 44295. - 44295. In the selection, adoption and interpretation of examinations, the...

Section 44296. - 44296. The commission may collect various data, including the ethnic...

Section 44297. - 44297. No limit may be placed on the number of...

Section 44298. - 44298. Fees charged for the examinations shall be sufficient to...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Emergency Permits

Section 44300. - 44300. (a) Commencing January 1, 1990, the commission may issue...

Section 44300.5. - 44300.5. As an alternative to the employment verification required pursuant...

Section 44301. - 44301. (a) A person who does not hold a valid...

Section 44302. - 44302. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing regularly shall notify local...

ARTICLE 6 - Subject Matter Preparation

Section 44310. - 44310. (a) The commission shall waive the subject matter examination...

Section 44311. - 44311. The commission shall evaluate any subject matter program offered...

Section 44312. - 44312. A finding by the commission of the inadequacy or...

Section 44313. - 44313. (a) The subject matter examination authorizing multiple subject classroom...

Section 44314. - 44314. A “diversified” or “liberal arts” program is any program...

ARTICLE 7 - Professional Preparation

Section 44320. - 44320. (a) Professional preparation, including student teaching, shall be made...

Section 44320.2. - 44320.2. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the competence...

Section 44320.3. - 44320.3. (a) By July 1, 2025, the commission shall ensure...

Section 44321. - 44321. Student internship programs shall be joint projects of school...

Section 44322. - 44322. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the professional...

Section 44323. - 44323. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing...

Section 44324. - 44324. (a) The Legislature encourages any public or private institution...

ARTICLE 7.5 - District Interns

Section 44325. - 44325. (a) The commission shall issue district intern credentials authorizing...

Section 44326. - 44326. (a) Persons holding district intern credentials issued by the...

Section 44327. - 44327. On or before July 1, 1995, the commission, in...

Section 44328. - 44328. (a) Unless the commission determines that substantial evidence exists...

ARTICLE 8 - Certificates and Credentials

Section 44330. - 44330. Except where such service is provided by a school...

Section 44331. - 44331. County boards of education may renew any certificate legally...

Section 44332. - 44332. (a) Except where that service is provided by a...

Section 44332.5. - 44332.5. (a) (1) A school district that may issue warrants...

Section 44332.6. - 44332.6. (a) (1) Before issuing a temporary certificate pursuant to...

Section 44333. - 44333. The standard for the exchange credential shall be as...

Section 44334. - 44334. Except as provided in this code, no certification document...

Section 44335. - 44335. The issuance of any teaching credential requires (1) the...

Section 44336. - 44336. When required by the commission, the application for a...

Section 44337. - 44337. No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right...

Section 44338. - 44338. No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right...

Section 44339. - 44339. (a) The commission shall adopt, in addition to any...

Section 44339.5. - 44339.5. (a) The commission, by July 1, 2019, shall authorize...

Section 44340. - 44340. Each applicant for a credential, or for the renewal...

Section 44341. - 44341. (a) (1) For the purpose of ascertaining the moral...

Section 44342. - 44342. Teachers, principals, supervisors, school librarians, superintendents and assistant superintendents,...

Section 44343. - 44343. A credential which was issued prior to July 1,...

Section 44343.5. - 44343.5. (a) The commission shall grant or deny a completed...

Section 44344. - 44344. (a) The commission shall issue the appropriate credentials authorized...

Section 44345. - 44345. The commission may deny any application for the issuance...

Section 44346. - 44346. (a) The commission shall deny an application for the...

Section 44346.1. - 44346.1. (a) The commission shall deny any application for the...

Section 44346.5. - 44346.5. (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall submit to...

Section 44347. - 44347. The terms of credentials shall be as specified in...

Section 44348. - 44348. Except as otherwise specifically required in this chapter, the...

Section 44349. - 44349. Each credential issued by the commission shall clearly state...

Section 44350. - 44350. (a) Each credential issued shall contain its date of...

Section 44351. - 44351. Whenever the date of expiration of any credential occurs...

Section 44352. - 44352. Whenever satisfactory proof is presented to the commission by...

Section 44353. - 44353. Satisfactory proof shall consist of an affidavit by the...

Section 44354. - 44354. Any oath required of an applicant for a credential...

Section 44355. - 44355. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all credentials...

ARTICLE 9 - Penalties for the Submission of Fraudulent Documents

Section 44360. - 44360. Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, individually...

Section 44361. - 44361. Every person filing for record or attempting to file...

Section 44362. - 44362. Every fact necessary to establish the qualifications of an...

ARTICLE 10 - Accreditation in Educator Preparation

Section 44370. - 44370. The Legislature finds and declares that the competence and...

Section 44371. - 44371. (a) The system for accreditation of educator preparation shall...

Section 44372. - 44372. The powers and duties of the commission regarding the...

Section 44373. - 44373. (a) There is hereby established the Committee on Accreditation...

Section 44374. - 44374. (a) The accreditation framework shall include common standards that...

Section 44374.5. - 44374.5. (a) The commission may charge fees to cover the...

ARTICLE 11 - Alternative Certification

Section 44380. - 44380. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the teaching...

Section 44381. - 44381. As used in this article, “alternative certification program” is...

Section 44382. - 44382. Alternative certification programs shall address geographic and subject matter...

Section 44383. - 44383. School districts or county offices of education operating, or...

Section 44384. - 44384. An alternative certification program that receives grant funding pursuant...

Section 44385. - 44385. The commission, with the assistance of representatives of classroom...

Section 44386. - 44386. (a) From funds appropriated for the purposes of this...

Section 44387. - 44387. (a) From funds appropriated for purposes of this section,...

ARTICLE 12 - California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program

Section 44391. - 44391. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 44392. - 44392. For the purposes of this article, unless the context...

Section 44393. - 44393. (a) The California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program...

ARTICLE 13 - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program

Section 44395. - 44395. (a) (1) The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards...

Section 44395.5. - 44395.5. For the purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)...

Section 44396. - 44396. (a) (1) To the extent that funds are available...

Section 44398. - 44398. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law except Sections 44332.6,...

Section 44399. - 44399. Notwithstanding any provision of law, except Sections 44332.6, 44340,...

Section 44399.1. - 44399.1. (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for an...

ARTICLE 14 - Preparation Courses for Subject Matter Knowledge

Section 44401. - 44401. (a) A school district, county office of education, or...

ARTICLE 15 - Nonpublic, Nonsectarian Schools

Section 44405. - 44405. (a) A county board of education or city and...

Section 44406. - 44406. (a) Before issuing a temporary certificate pursuant to Section...

Section 44407. - 44407. The commission shall honor requests to expedite the processing...

Section 44408. - 44408. The department shall recognize the authority of all teacher...

Section 44409. - 44409. This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024,...

ARTICLE 16 - Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Support Grant Programs

Section 44415. - 44415. (a) (1) For the 2018–19 fiscal year, the sum...

Section 44415.5. - 44415.5. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 44415.6. - 44415.6. (a) For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the sum of...

Section 44415.7. - 44415.7. (a) For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the sum of...

Section 44416. - 44416. (a) For the 2018–19 fiscal year, the sum of...

Section 44417. - 44417. The commission shall conduct an evaluation of the Teacher...

Section 44417.5. - 44417.5. The commission shall conduct an evaluation of the Teacher...

Section 44418. - 44418. This article shall remain in effect only until January...

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California Code PART 25 - EMPLOYEES CHAPTER 2 - Teacher Credentialing

California Code
PART 25 - EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 2 - Teacher Credentialing