Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law establishes minimum requirements for a professional services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services, including, among other requirements, the completion of a commission-approved program of supervised field experience that includes direct classroom contact, as provided.
This bill would require the commission to issue a preliminary professional services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services to an out-of-state prepared applicant who satisfies alternative specified requirements. The bill would require the commission to issue a clear professional services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services to an out-of-state prepared holder of a preliminary professional services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services who satisfies alternative specified requirements. The bill would require the commission to, on or before August 1, 2026, maintain and make publicly available an up-to-date checklist of the requirements identified above.