Teacher credentialing: community college baccalaureate degrees.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill modifies teacher credentialing requirements in California, particularly for community college baccalaureate degrees. It removes community colleges that confer baccalaureate degrees from the definition of ‘regionally accredited’ institutions, requiring those degrees to include specific coursework in basic reading, writing, and mathematics. The bill also establishes a pilot program for ‘designated subjects career technical education’ credentials offered by community colleges, allowing them to recommend these credentials to qualified candidates who complete personalized preparation programs. Furthermore, it adjusts the minimum requirements for a 3-year preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential to potentially include a baccalaureate degree from a community college.
Key provisions
- Removes community colleges with baccalaureate degrees from the definition of ‘regionally accredited’ institutions.
- Requires community college baccalaureate degrees to include coursework in basic reading, writing, and mathematics for credential eligibility.
- Establishes a pilot program for ‘designated subjects career technical education’ credentials offered by community colleges.
- Authorizes community colleges to recommend these credentials to qualified candidates.
- Adjusts minimum requirements for the 3-year preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential.
- Allows a baccalaureate degree from a community college to satisfy the degree requirement.
- Requires the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct an interim statewide evaluation of the community college credential pilot program.
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