Plain English Breakdown
The official metadata lists the effective date as blank, so it is unknown when this law takes effect despite being enacted in October 2025.
Allowing School Districts and County Offices to Offer Teacher Training for English Learners
This law lets the Commission on Teacher Credentialing approve teacher training programs run by school districts or county offices of education that prepare teachers to work with English learners.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the commission to approve teacher preparation programs offered by a school district or county office of education for earning specific certificates.
- Allows these new programs to help people earn a cross-cultural language and academic development certificate.
- Permits these programs to prepare teachers for a bilingual authorization certificate, including California Teacher of English Learners training.
- Requires the commission to use the same approval standards for district or county programs as it uses for college-based teacher preparation programs.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- School districts and county offices of education that offer teacher training
- Teachers seeking credentials or authorizations to teach English learners
Terms To Know
- Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- The state agency responsible for issuing teaching licenses and approving teacher preparation programs.
- English Learners
- Students who are learning English as a second language, previously referred to in the text as limited-English-proficient pupils.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official source material does not specify an effective date for when these new rules begin.
- The source material does not list specific costs or funding sources for creating these programs.
- The text does not explain how many school districts will choose to offer these training programs.