California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 239 — Teacher credentialing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 316, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue an authorization to a teacher to provide specified services to limited-English-proficient pupils, and sets forth the minimum requirements for that authorization. This bill would also authorize the commission to issue the authorization to an applicant who possesses a valid teaching credential and who holds certain certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (2) Existing law requires the commission to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction to pupils with mild and moderate disabilities in special education classes. This bill would delete the provision specifying the authorization is only for pupils with mild and moderate disabilities. (3) Existing law authorizes persons holding district intern credentials to teach in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, in a self-contained program or in self-contained bilingual classes if they have either completed a commission-approved academic diversified or liberal arts subject matter program or have met the subject matter requirement by passing the subject matter examination approved by the commission. This bill would instead authorize those district intern credentialholders to teach in those grades and classes if they have met the subject matter requirement. (4) Existing law specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature that upon recommendation by the governing board, that district interns be issued professional credentials rather than preliminary credentials upon completion of successful service as a teacher pursuant to specified provisions. This bill would instead specify that district interns be issued preliminary credentials pursuant to those provisions. (5) Existing law requires the commission to issue a clear teaching credential to a teacher who is licensed to teach in a state other than California and who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in the area in which the teacher has received the national certification. This bill would also require the commission to issue a clear services credential authorizing service in the area in which the person has received national certification. The bill would also delete obsolete provisions and make conforming changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 316, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.

  5. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.

  6. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2653.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1665.)

  9. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10).

  14. Referred to Com. on ED.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 976.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 18).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  22. Referred to Com. on ED.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Primary
  • Romero · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Romero

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 239 BROWNLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #12 AB239 Brownley

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33005
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 35006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Benoit — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 239 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80004
Democratic 4001
Republican 3000
Total 87005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Republican 2000
Democratic 0001
Total 20002
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 239 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue an authorization to a teacher to provide specified services to limited-English-proficient pupils, and sets forth the minimum requirements for that authorization. This bill would also authorize the commission to issue the authorization to an applicant who possesses a valid teaching credential and who holds certain certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (2) Existing law requires the commission to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction to pupils with mild and moderate disabilities in special education classes. This bill would delete the provision specifying the authorization is only for pupils with mild and moderate disabilities. (3) Existing law authorizes persons holding district intern credentials to teach in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, in a self-contained program or in self-contained bilingual classes if they have either completed a commission-approved academic diversified or liberal arts subject matter program or have met the subject matter requirement by passing the subject matter examination approved by the commission. This bill would instead authorize those district intern credentialholders to teach in those grades and classes if they have met the subject matter requirement. (4) Existing law specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature that upon recommendation by the governing board, that district interns be issued professional credentials rather than preliminary credentials upon completion of successful service as a teacher pursuant to specified provisions. This bill would instead specify that district interns be issued preliminary credentials pursuant to those provisions. (5) Existing law requires the commission to issue a clear teaching credential to a teacher who is licensed to teach in a state other than California and who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in the area in which the teacher has received the national certification. This bill would also require the commission to issue a clear services credential authorizing service in the area in which the person has received national certification. The bill would also delete obsolete provisions and make conforming changes.
Who sponsors AB 239?
AB 239 is sponsored by Brownley and Romero.
What is the current status of AB 239?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 239?
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