Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials. Existing law requires, as minimum requirements for a preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential, (1) the satisfactory completion of a program of professional preparation that includes a teaching performance assessment that meets specified requirements and has been approved by the commission, as provided, and (2) verification of subject matter competence, demonstrated through one of various methods, as provided.
This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2029, to establish 2 sets of standards for a teacher candidate's prior field experience to be used as an alternative education pathway with one for meeting the requirements of a teaching performance assessment and one for meeting the requirements for verifying subject matter competence, as provided. On and after January 1, 2029, the bill would require a teacher candidate's prior field experience that meets the applicable standards developed by the commission to qualify as an alternative education pathway for meeting a teaching performance assessment or for verifying subject matter competence, or both. Until January 1, 2029, the bill would expressly authorize the commission to, on an individual basis, allow for a teacher candidate's prior field experience to qualify as an alternative education pathway for meeting the requirements of a teaching performance assessment or for verifying subject matter competence, or both.

Statutes affected:
AB 811: 44225 EDC, 44259 EDC
02/19/25 - Introduced: 44225 EDC, 44259 EDC