Plain English Breakdown
The official summary uses the phrase 'as specified' for renewal details and alternative requirements, meaning those specific steps are defined elsewhere in the full bill or regulations.
New Rules for Out-of-State School Staff Credentials
This law allows school districts to offer training programs in any pupil personnel service area if they partner with a college, and creates a path for out-of-state applicants to get a preliminary credential.
What This Bill Does
- Allows the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to approve training programs from local school districts for any pupil personnel service area, not just child welfare services.
- Requires these new district-led training programs (except those for child welfare) to partner with a regionally accredited college or university.
- Creates a path for applicants trained in other states to receive a preliminary professional credential if they meet specific alternative requirements.
- Sets the validity of this out-of-state credential at 2 years, with an option to renew it once for another period of no more than 2 years.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- Local educational agencies (school districts)
- Regionally accredited institutions of higher education
- Out-of-state applicants seeking a professional services credential
Terms To Know
- Pupil personnel services
- Support roles in schools such as school counseling or child welfare and attendance.
- Local educational agency
- A local school district that operates public schools.
- Regionally accredited institution of higher education
- A college or university approved by a recognized regional accrediting body.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list the specific alternative requirements out-of-state applicants must meet.
- The law states renewal is for 'no more than' 2 years but does not detail all conditions required to renew.
- The official summary does not state when this new credential path officially begins.