Commission on Teacher Credentialing: membership.
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill amends the law governing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Specifically, it allows the Governor to appoint a teacher with a child development teacher permit who teaches at a state-funded preschool or prekindergarten program to a voting member seat on the commission. Furthermore, it reduces the number of public representatives on the commission from three to two, effective upon the first vacancy after January 1, 2026, and requires the appointment of an early childhood faculty member from higher education to fill the additional seat.
Key provisions
- Authorizes the Governor to appoint a teacher with a child development permit to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
- Reduces the number of public representatives on the commission from three to two, effective January 1, 2026.
- Requires the appointment of an early childhood faculty member from higher education to replace the third public representative.
- Specifies that the early childhood faculty member must teach at a relevant degree program at a CSU, UC, or California Community College.
- Establishes a process for appointing the early childhood faculty member upon the first vacancy of a public representative position after January 1, 2026.
- Clarifies that existing public representatives remain in place until a vacancy occurs.
- Sets term lengths for commission members.
- Limits the number of members from the same school district or college campus.
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