CA SB 1329
Title: Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Author: Senate Education Committee
Summary
SB 1329, as amended, Committee on Education. Elementary and secondary education: omnibus. (1) 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 makes various references to credentials and other authorizations issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing, or just the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing, as specified.This bill would instead only reference the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for those credentials and other authorizations.(2) Existing law authorizes county superintendents of schools, with the approval of the county board of education, to employ one or more supervisors of health, contract with the county board of supervisors or with any local health district, or enter an agreement with the governing board of any school district under their jurisdiction to provide health services to pupils in certain elementary school districts, high school districts, and unified school districts, as specified. Existing law requires those services to be performed by persons who hold a valid health and development credential, or life diploma based thereon, or a services credential with a specialization in health, as provided, but authorizes a psychologist to be employed to perform psychological services or to perform psychological services under contract if they are the holder of a valid school psychologist credential issued by the state board.This bill would, among other things, delete that latter authorization regarding psychologists.(3) Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in order to expedite the application process for the benefit of applicants for credentials, certificates, permits, or other documents, to receive from, or transmit to, the agency that submitted the application, either electronically or by printed copy, the information set forth in that application. For purposes of these provisions, existing law defines “agency” to mean a school district, county office of education, or institution of higher education having a commission-approved program of professional preparation.This bill would include the status of the application in those authorized transmissions, and would add charter schools to the definition of “agency” for purposes of those provisions.(4) Existing law requires the commission to waive the requirements for completion of a program of professional preparation for any individual with a minimum of 6 years of full-time teaching experience in an accredited private school, as determined by the commission, in the subject and level of the credential sought, who complies with specified requirements.This bill would require the teaching experience in an accredited private school to instead be at a regionally accredited private school.(5) Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for the preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services, including, among other requirements, (A) the completion of a minimum of 3 years of successful, full-time classroom teaching experience in the public schools, including, but not limited to, service in state- or county-operated schools, or in private schools of equivalent status or 3 years of experience in the fields of pupil personnel, health, clinical or rehabilitative, or librarian services, and (B) current employment in an administrative position after completion of professional preparation, whether full or part time, in a public school or private school of equivalent status.This bill would require the classroom teaching experience at a private school, and current employment in an administrative position at a private school, to instead have been at or be at, a regionally accredited private school.(6) Existing law, for the 2023–24 fiscal year, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate $10,000,000
Status
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Bill Documents
CA SB 1329 - 04/08/24 - Amended Senate
04/08/24 - CA SB 1329 (04/08/24 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 1329 - 02/16/24 - Introduced
02/16/24 - CA SB 1329 (02/16/24 - Introduced)