California Education Code ARTICLE 2 - Commission on Teacher Credentialing

• Section 44210.
  (a) There is hereby established in the state government the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to consist of 15 voting members, 14 of whom shall be appointed...
• Section 44210.5.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that appointees to the commission reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the California public schools.(Added by Stats....
• Section 44211.
  Representatives of statewide organizations may submit for the Governor’s consideration the names of distinguished individuals to serve on the commission.(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
• Section 44212.
  (a) (1) The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the California Postsecondary Education Commission, and the Association of Independent California...
• Section 44213.
  Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 44210, upon the expiration of the term of office of an appointive member of the commission, the member’s...
• Section 44214.
  If a member is absent from any four regularly scheduled meetings in any calendar year, his or her office as a member of the commission...
• Section 44215.
  Except as provided pursuant to Section 44217 with respect to private citizens, the members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed...
• Section 44216.
  Whenever an employee of any public school district, state college, or other public agency is appointed to membership on the commission, his employer shall grant...
• Section 44217.
  The compensation of the members of the commission who are public employees shall not be reduced by the agency or body by which they are...
• Section 44218.
  The commission by majority vote of all its members shall elect its own chairman from among its members.(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
• Section 44219.
  The commission shall meet as deemed appropriate and necessary by the chairperson and the executive committee to accomplish its duties, but shall meet no fewer...
• Section 44220.
  (a) The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Civil Service Act, and may in its discretion...
• Section 44221.
  The commission may employ personnel as necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities. The staff of the commission shall be subject to the provisions...
• Section 44222.
  The Department of Education shall assist the commission in any manner the commission may request in implementing this chapter; provided that the department shall be...
• Section 44225.
  The commission shall do all of the following:(a) Establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. While the Legislature recognizes...
• Section 44225.5.
  The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt standards for the issuance of teaching credentials to persons who received a score equal to or exceeding the...
• Section 44225.6.
  (a) By April 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the availability of teachers in California. This report...
• Section 44225.7.
  (a) The commission may approve a school district request for the assignment of an individual pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 44225 or Section 44300 if...
• Section 44225.8.
  (a) All teacher preparation programs, regardless of program sponsor, including, but not limited to, local educational agencies or other programs that are not accredited by the...
• Section 44227.
  (a) The commission may approve any institution of higher education to recommend to the commission the issuance of credentials to persons who have successfully completed a...
• Section 44227.2.
  (a) The Legislature hereby establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Career Technical Education Educator Credentialing Program for purposes of providing alternative routes to credentialing, in...
• Section 44227.5.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that college and university faculty members who teach courses relating to teaching or administrative methods in programs of...
• Section 44227.7.
  The Legislature encourages institutions of higher education to provide, in teacher training programs, increased emphasis on the recognition of, and teaching strategies for, specific learning...
• Section 44228.
  To assist in approving teacher education programs, the commission may appoint panels of educators, including public school classroom teachers, and lay persons to serve as...
• Section 44229.
  The commission shall invite the public, the teaching profession, and interested professional groups and associations to appear before it and submit proposals for commission consideration...
• Section 44230.
  (a) (1) The commission shall maintain for public record, and may disclose, only the following information relating to the credentials, certificates, permits, or other documents that it...
• Section 44230.5.
  The commission shall establish a nonpersonally identifiable educator identification number for each educator to whom it issues a credential, certificate, permit, or other document authorizing...
• Section 44231.
  Unless otherwise specified, the meetings of the commission shall be open and public and due notice of their time and place shall be posted.(Enacted by...
• Section 44232.
  The commission may enter into contracts with comparable agencies in other states in order to facilitate the relocation of qualified teachers from one state to...
• Section 44234.
  (a) There is in the State Treasury the Teacher Credentials Fund. All fees levied and collected by the commission shall be deposited in the Teacher Credentials...
• Section 44235.
  (a) Fees shall be levied by the commission for the issuance and renewal of teaching and service credentials. Commencing January 1, 1987, the fee for the...
• Section 44235.1.
  (a) Effective July 1, 1987, all fees collected by the commission for tests, examinations, or assessments shall be deposited in the Test Development and Administration Account,...
• Section 44235.2.
  (a) If in any month there are insufficient moneys in the Teacher Credentials Fund to satisfy monthly payroll obligations and scheduled claims, and there are moneys...
• Section 44235.3.
  Within the limits set forth in this chapter, the commission may establish and collect fees to recover its costs for the development and administration of...
• Section 44235.5.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credential to an...
• Section 44236.
  Any fee or excess amount of fee paid under Section 44235 may be refunded by the commission from the Teacher Credentials Fund when the applicant...
• Section 44237.
  (a) Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction on the elementary or high school level shall require each applicant for...
• Section 44238.
  (a) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall contract with an independent evaluator with proven expertise in design and...
• Section 44239.
  The commission, the State Board of Education, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify one another regarding proposed and adopted policies and regulations, in...

Last modified: October 22, 2018