Teacher credentialing: out-of-state prepared teachers: education specialist credential.
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AB 988 — Teacher credentialing: out-of-state prepared teachers: education specialist credential.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 103, Statutes of 2019.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2019. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to issue a clear multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential to an out-of-state applicant who satisfies specified requirements. One of the specified requirements is that the applicant has earned a valid corresponding elementary, secondary, or special education teaching credential based upon the out-of-state teacher preparation program. With respect to an education specialist credential, the commission is required to determine the area of concentration based on the special education program completed out of state. This bill would authorize the commission to allow an applicant for an education specialist credential to demonstrate the area of concentration based on 2 years of experience in California, while the candidate holds the preliminary credential. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes in this provision.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 07/12/19 - Chaptered Current pdf July 12, 2019
- Enrolled 07/03/19 - Enrolled pdf July 03, 2019
- Amended 04/04/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 04, 2019
- Introduced 02/21/19 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2019
- AB988 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 103, Statutes of 2019.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1878.).
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1477.)
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).
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Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Read second time and amended.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 27).
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Marc Berman · Primary
- O'Donnell · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Berman, Marc Democratic
Co-sponsors (1)
- O'Donnell
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Borgeas | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Not Voting |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Cunningham | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Gloria | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Voepel | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Kamlager-Dove | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Not Voting |
| Mullin | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Yea |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kiley | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 988 do?
- Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to issue a clear multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential to an out-of-state applicant who satisfies specified requirements. One of the specified requirements is that the applicant has earned a valid corresponding elementary, secondary, or special education teaching credential based upon the out-of-state teacher preparation program. With respect to an education specialist credential, the commission is required to determine the area of concentration based on the special education program completed out of state. This bill would authorize the commission to allow an applicant for an education specialist credential to demonstrate the area of concentration based on 2 years of experience in California, while the candidate holds the preliminary credential. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes in this provision.
- Who sponsors AB 988?
- AB 988 is sponsored by Berman, Marc (Democratic) and O'Donnell.
- What is the current status of AB 988?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 988?
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