AB 1918 — Teacher credentialing: temporary certificates.

Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes a county board of education or city and county board of education to issue temporary certificates to certified employees whose credentials are being processed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Under existing law, a county board of education or city and county board of education, before issuing a temporary certificate, or a school district, before issuing a temporary certificate of clearance, is required to obtain a criminal record summary about the applicant from the Department of Justice. This bill instead would authorize a county board of education or city and county board of education to issue temporary certificates to certified employees, including individuals certified in another state, whose credentials are being processed by the commission. The bill would require a county board of education or city and county board of education, before issuing a temporary certificate, or a school district, before issuing a temporary certificate of clearance, to instead obtain a certificate of clearance from the commission. (2) Existing law authorizes certain school districts, at their discretion, to provide for the registration of a valid certification or other document authorizing the holder to serve in a position requiring certification qualifications as an employee of the school district. This bill would prohibit a school district from exercising that authority until the school district has obtained a certificate of clearance from the commission. (3) Existing law authorizes a local educational agency to contract with a nonpublic, nonsectarian school to provide the appropriate special educational facilities, special education, or designated instruction and services required by a pupil with exceptional needs if no appropriate public education program is available. This bill would authorize a county board of education or city and county board of education to issue temporary certificates to certified employees of nonpublic, nonsectarian schools, including individuals certified in another state, whose credentials are being processed by the commission, as provided. The bill would require a county board of education or city and county board of education, before issuing a temporary certificate, to obtain a certificate of clearance from the commission. The bill would provide that the conditions under which a temporary certificate issued pursuant to these provisions may or shall be revoked, issued, or denied, as applicable, are to be the same for nonpublic, nonsectarian schools as for schools operated by local educational agencies. The bill would require the commission to honor requests to expedite teacher credentialing processing from the State Department of Education on behalf of an applicant employed or seeking employment at a nonpublic, nonsectarian school to the same degree the commission honors requests to expedite the processing of applications for teacher credentialing received from other employing agencies. The bill would require the State Department of Education to recognize all teacher permits, credentials, and certificates issued by the commission or a county board of education or city and county board of education authorized by this bill. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2024, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2025.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 08/17/16 - Chaptered Current pdf August 17, 2016
• Enrolled 08/02/16 - Enrolled pdf August 02, 2016
• Amended 05/10/16 - Amended Senate pdf May 10, 2016
• Amended 03/08/16 - Amended Assembly pdf March 08, 2016
• Introduced 02/11/16 - Introduced pdf February 11, 2016
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Action History

1. August 17, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 127, Statutes of 2016.

2. August 17, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 05, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

4. August 01, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5637.).

5. June 30, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. June 30, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4647.).

7. June 21, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. June 20, 2016

   From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

9. June 08, 2016

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. May 10, 2016

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

11. May 05, 2016

    Referred to Com. on ED.

12. April 21, 2016

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

13. April 21, 2016

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4463.)

14. April 14, 2016

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

15. April 13, 2016

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 13).

16. March 17, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

17. March 09, 2016

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

18. March 08, 2016

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

19. February 25, 2016

    Referred to Com. on ED.

20. February 12, 2016

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

21. February 11, 2016

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• O'Donnell · Primary

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