Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide detailed information on the criteria for waiving up to two years of required experience, which was mentioned in the candidate explanation.

Teacher Credentialing for Occupational and Physical Therapists

This law allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to meet one requirement for an administrative services credential, but limits their ability to supervise or evaluate teachers unless under specific conditions. It also increases the minimum work experience needed from three years to five years, with some exceptions.

What This Bill Does

• Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to use their licenses as part of the requirements for a preliminary services credential in administrative services.
• Limits these therapists' authority to supervise or evaluate teachers unless under specific conditions.
• Increases the minimum work experience needed from three years to five years, with some exceptions.

Who It Names or Affects

• Occupational therapists
• Physical therapists
• School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools

Terms To Know

Credential

A document that shows someone has the qualifications to do a certain job.

License

An official permission to practice a profession legally.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
• It incorporates changes from another bill, AB 959, but only if both bills are passed and this one is enacted last.

Official Summary Text

AB 1009, Blanca Rubio.
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services, which include, among other requirements, possession of one of various types of credentials.
This bill would provide that the possession of a valid license to practice occupational therapy or physical therapy, as specified, may be used to satisfy the above-described credential requirement, but a preliminary services credential issued to an individual based, in part, on one of those licenses would not authorize the supervision or evaluation of teachers, except under specified circumstances.
Under existing law, another of the minimum requirements for a preliminary services credential with a specialization in administrative services is the completion of 3 years of successful, full-time experience in specified teaching and school related services.
The bill would increase the required minimum experience for this credential to 5 years and would add experience as a school-based occupational therapist or physical therapist as a means to satisfy that requirement, but would authorize a school district, county office of education, or charter school to request a waiver of up to 2 years of that experience for a candidate who meets specified criteria.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 44270 of the Education Code proposed by AB 959 to be operative only if this
bill and AB 959 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Current Bill Text

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