Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.
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Overview
This bill aims to temporarily allow substitute teachers to serve in classrooms for up to 60 cumulative days per assignment, under specific conditions. It re-establishes this flexibility, which was previously suspended, for local educational agencies that have collective bargaining agreements regarding substitute assignments or have followed established recruitment procedures. The bill requires school districts to obtain public approval for foreseeable assignments and provide information about urgent assignments, and it mandates that substitute teachers without credentials receive professional development and mentoring.
Key provisions
- Reinstates a 60-day cumulative assignment limit for substitute teachers under specific conditions.
- Requires local educational agencies with collective bargaining agreements to have a defined process for substitute teacher assignments.
- Mandates public approval for foreseeable substitute assignments and informational reporting for urgent assignments.
- Requires substitute teachers without credentials to receive professional development and mentoring.
- Requires county superintendents to report data on substitute teacher assignments to county boards of education.
- Requires local educational agencies to annually report assignment data to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
- Specifies that this policy is temporary and will expire on January 1, 2029.
- Addresses existing law regarding emergency credentialed substitute teachers and teacher vacancy definitions.
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