Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, consisting of 15 voting members, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a permanent member and 14 other members, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving staggered 4-year terms, as provided.
The bill would add 3 voting members to the commission, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows: (1) a faculty member from a California State University campus', a University of California campus', or a California community college's early childhood education or child development department who teaches in a baccalaureate program at the California State University or University of California campus or at the California community college; (2) a teacher with a commission-issued child development teacher permit who teaches at a licensed state-funded preschool or prekindergarten program; and (3) a child development site supervisor with a commission-issued child development site supervisor permit or a child development program director with a commission-issued child development program director permit, employed at a licensed state-funded preschool or prekindergarten program. The bill would require initial appointees for the added members to be appointed on or before January 1, 2027, to a staggered term of 2, 3, or 4 years, with all subsequent appointees appointed to a term of 4 years, as provided.

Statutes affected:
03/18/25 - Amended Assembly: 44210 EDC, 44210 EDC