Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to develop, adopt, and administer a reading instruction competence assessment consisting of one or more instruments to measure an individual's knowledge, skill, and ability relative to effective reading instruction, as provided. Existing law requires the requirements for the issuance of the preliminary multiple subject teaching credential to include successful passage of one of specified components of the reading instruction competence assessment.
This bill would repeal those requirements, and other requirements relating to the reading instruction competence assessment, and would provide that the reading instruction competence assessment is not required for the issuance of a teaching credential, as specified.
This bill would require the commission, by July 1, 2020, to ensure that all approved preparation programs instruct and reliably assess candidates to ensure individual competence to deliver comprehensive and research-based reading instruction and to adopt, modify, and administer a reading instruction assessment aligned with the state's current adopted curriculum framework for specified teacher candidates. The bill would require, beginning July 1, 2020, the requirements for the issuance of the preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential to include either the approved preparation program requirements or the specified reading instruction assessment.
This bill would revise certain provisions relating to internship programs where interns can choose an early program completion option, as provided.
Existing law includes as a minimum requirement for the preliminary multiple or single subject teaching credential the study of alternative methods of developing English language skills, including the study of reading, among all pupils, including those for whom English is a second language, in accordance with the commission's standards of program quality and effectiveness. Existing law provides that the study of reading includes the satisfactory completion of comprehensive reading instruction that is research based and that includes certain components.
This bill would revise those provisions to require that the study of alternative methods of developing English language skills to also be in accordance with current expectations and requirements for credential candidates. The bill would repeal the provisions requiring the study of reading to include certain components.

Statutes affected:
SB614: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC
02/22/19 - Introduced: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC
04/01/19 - Amended Senate: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC
04/11/19 - Amended Senate: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC
05/17/19 - Amended Senate: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC
06/18/19 - Amended Assembly: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC
07/01/19 - Amended Assembly: 44252.6 EDC, 44259 EDC, 44268.5 EDC, 44283 EDC, 44283.2 EDC, 44468 EDC