ARTICLE 2. Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1355, Sec. 2.5.

§§ 44210–44239 · 47 sections

§ 44210 (a) There is hereby established in the state government the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to consist of 15 voting members, 14 of whom shall be appointed…
§ 44210.5 It is the intent of the Legislature that appointees to the commission reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the California public schools.
§ 44211 Representatives of statewide organizations may submit for the Governor’s consideration the names of distinguished individuals to serve on the commission.
§ 44212 (a) The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges,…
§ 44213 Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 44210, upon the expiration of the term of office of an appointive member of the commission, the member’s…
§ 44214 If a member is absent from any four regularly scheduled meetings in any calendar year, his or her office as a member of the commission shall be deemed vacant.…
§ 44215 Except as provided pursuant to Section 44217 with respect to private citizens, the members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be…
§ 44216 Whenever an employee of any public school district, state college, or other public agency is appointed to membership on the commission, his employer shall…
§ 44217 The compensation of the members of the commission who are public employees shall not be reduced by the agency or body by which they are regularly employed for…
§ 44218 The commission by majority vote of all its members shall elect its own chairman from among its members.
§ 44219 The commission shall meet as deemed appropriate and necessary by the chairperson and the executive committee to accomplish its duties, but shall meet no fewer…
§ 44220 (a) The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Civil Service Act, and may in its discretion…
§ 44221 The commission may employ personnel as necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities. The staff of the commission shall be subject to the provisions…
§ 44221.1 (a) The Governor may appoint one deputy to the executive director of the commission. A deputy to the executive director appointed pursuant to this section…
§ 44222 The Department of Education shall assist the commission in any manner the commission may request in implementing this chapter; provided that the department…
§ 44223 (a) (1) The commission and the department shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational…
§ 44224 (a) For purposes of this section, “campaign” means the public awareness campaign described in subdivision (b). (b) The commission shall contract with a public…
§ 44225 The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education…
§ 44225.5 The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt standards for the issuance of teaching credentials to persons who received a score equal to or exceeding…
§ 44225.6 (a) By April 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the availability of teachers in California. This report shall…
§ 44225.7 (a) The commission may approve a school district request for the assignment of an individual pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 44225 or Section 44300 if…
§ 44225.8 (a) All teacher preparation programs, regardless of program sponsor, including, but not limited to, local educational agencies or other programs that are not…
§ 44226 The commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic funding, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the executive director of the…
§ 44227 (a) The commission may approve any regionally accredited institution of higher education to recommend to the commission the issuance of credentials to persons…
§ 44227.2 (a) The Legislature hereby establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Career Technical Education Educator Credentialing Program for purposes…
§ 44227.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that college and university faculty members who teach courses relating to teaching or administrative methods in…
§ 44227.7 The Legislature encourages institutions of higher education to provide, in teacher training programs, increased emphasis on the recognition of, and teaching…
§ 44228 To assist in approving teacher education programs, the commission may appoint panels of educators, including public school classroom teachers, and lay persons…
§ 44229 The commission shall invite the public, the teaching profession, and interested professional groups and associations to appear before it and submit proposals…
§ 44230 (a) (1) The commission shall maintain for public record, and may disclose, only the following information relating to the credentials, certificates, permits,…
§ 44230.5 (a) The commission shall establish a nonpersonally identifiable educator identification number for each educator to whom it issues a credential, certificate,…
§ 44230.6 (a) For purposes of the ongoing evaluation of teacher preparation programs at the California State University, the commission may provide to the Office of the…
§ 44231 Unless otherwise specified, the meetings of the commission shall be open and public and due notice of their time and place shall be posted.
§ 44232 The commission may enter into contracts with comparable agencies in other states in order to facilitate the relocation of qualified teachers from one state to…
§ 44234 (a) There is in the State Treasury the Teacher Credentials Fund. All fees levied and collected by the commission shall be deposited in the Teacher Credentials…
§ 44235 (a) (1) Fees shall be levied by the commission for the issuance and renewal of teaching and service credentials. Commencing January 1, 1987, the fee for the…
§ 44235.1 (a) Effective July 1, 1987, through June 30, 2023, all fees collected by the commission for tests, examinations, or assessments shall be deposited in the Test…
§ 44235.12 (a) Effective July 1, 2023, all fees collected by the commission for tests, examinations, or assessments shall be deposited in the Teacher Credentials Fund.…
§ 44235.2 (a) If in any month there are insufficient moneys in the Teacher Credentials Fund to satisfy monthly payroll obligations and scheduled claims, and there are… see note
§ 44235.25 The Test Development and Administration Account is hereby abolished on July 1, 2024, and all unencumbered moneys and authority in the fund are transferred to…
§ 44235.3 Within the limits set forth in this chapter, the commission may establish and collect fees to recover its costs for the development and administration of any…
§ 44235.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credential to…
§ 44236 Any fee or excess amount of fee paid under Section 44235 may be refunded by the commission from the Teacher Credentials Fund when the applicant does not…
§ 44237 (a) Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction on the elementary or high school level shall…
§ 44238 (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall contract with an independent evaluator with proven…
§ 44238.5 (a) On or before March 1, 2027, the commission shall, with input from the education field, develop, establish, and promulgate, through the regulatory process…
§ 44239 The commission, the State Board of Education, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify one another regarding proposed and adopted policies and…