Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.

Assembly Member Valencia's legislation extends California's temporary authorization allowing substitute teachers to serve up to 60 cumulative days per assignment through January 2029, while adding new oversight requirements for local educational agencies. The measure permits this extended service period when agencies either maintain specific substitute assignment processes in their collective bargaining agreements or follow prescribed recruitment protocols for statutory leave and vacant positions.

The bill establishes a two-tier approval process for extended substitute assignments. School districts and charter schools must obtain governing board approval for foreseeable assignments exceeding 20 days in special education or 30 days in other positions. For urgent, unforeseeable assignments, agencies must present assignment details at the next scheduled board meeting. County superintendents must report quarterly to county boards on substitute teachers serving beyond these thresholds, while all local educational agencies must annually report extended assignments to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing starting in 2026-27.

These provisions apply to holders of commission-issued credentials or permits authorizing substitute teaching in general, special, or career technical education. The bill maintains existing requirements for short-term staff permits, provisional internship permits, and statutory leave permits, while preserving current assignment monitoring and reporting mandates. Local educational agencies retain responsibility for compliance with teacher misassignment and vacancy regulations throughout the authorization period.