California Education Code ARTICLE 11 - Alternative Certification

• Section 44380.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the teaching profession must be able to recruit talented individuals, in addition to college students, from a variety of...
• Section 44381.
  As used in this article, “alternative certification program” is a program operated by a school district, county office of education, college or university, or other...
• Section 44382.
  Alternative certification programs shall address geographic and subject matter shortage areas, and shall be targeted toward people with work experience and others who already have...
• Section 44383.
  School districts or county offices of education operating, or that propose to operate, an alternative certification program pursuant to this article, may apply to the...
• Section 44384.
  An alternative certification program that receives grant funding pursuant to this article shall be operated pursuant to either Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 44325) of...
• Section 44385.
  The commission, with the assistance of representatives of classroom teachers, school administrators, parents, university and college educators, and others, as appropriate, shall establish criteria for...
• Section 44386.
  (a) From funds appropriated for the purposes of this article, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall award incentive grants to qualifying school districts or county offices...
• Section 44387.
  (a) From funds appropriated for purposes of this section, the commission may award increased funding, in addition to incentive grants awarded pursuant to Section 44386, to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018