Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
- Authorizes school districts to offer teacher certification programs for English learner instruction.
- Removes minimum unit requirements while maintaining existing program quality standards.
- Expands pathways for teachers to earn English learner and bilingual teaching credentials.
Assembly Member Muratsuchi's proposal to expand pathways for English learner teacher preparation would allow school districts and county offices of education to offer credentialing programs previously limited to higher education institutions. The legislation authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to approve local education agencies to administer programs for cross-cultural language and academic development certificates and bilingual authorization certificates, including California Teacher of English Learners programs.
Under the measure, these district and county-run programs would not need to meet existing requirements for completion of six semester units or nine quarter units of second language coursework at regionally accredited colleges. However, the Commission must apply the same program approval standards to these local agency offerings as it does to university-based teacher preparation programs. This maintains consistent quality benchmarks while creating additional credentialing routes.
The change provides school districts and county offices flexibility to develop English learner teacher preparation programs tailored to local needs, while preserving the Commission's oversight role in ensuring all programs meet established professional standards. By expanding program provider options beyond traditional higher education institutions, the measure aims to increase access to English learner teacher credentialing pathways across California's education system.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | PASS |
 Al MuratsuchiD Assembly Member | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Joaquin ArambulaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Buffy WicksD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Lisa CalderonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Mike FongD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Authorizes school districts to offer teacher certification programs for English learner instruction.
- Removes minimum unit requirements while maintaining existing program quality standards.
- Expands pathways for teachers to earn English learner and bilingual teaching credentials.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Muratsuchi's proposal to expand pathways for English learner teacher preparation would allow school districts and county offices of education to offer credentialing programs previously limited to higher education institutions. The legislation authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to approve local education agencies to administer programs for cross-cultural language and academic development certificates and bilingual authorization certificates, including California Teacher of English Learners programs.
Under the measure, these district and county-run programs would not need to meet existing requirements for completion of six semester units or nine quarter units of second language coursework at regionally accredited colleges. However, the Commission must apply the same program approval standards to these local agency offerings as it does to university-based teacher preparation programs. This maintains consistent quality benchmarks while creating additional credentialing routes.
The change provides school districts and county offices flexibility to develop English learner teacher preparation programs tailored to local needs, while preserving the Commission's oversight role in ensuring all programs meet established professional standards. By expanding program provider options beyond traditional higher education institutions, the measure aims to increase access to English learner teacher credentialing pathways across California's education system.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | PASS |
Al MuratsuchiD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Joaquin ArambulaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Buffy WicksD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Lisa CalderonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Mike FongD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |