Plain English Breakdown
The computer science workgroup convening depends on an appropriation by the Legislature, which is not guaranteed in this text.
Extends Computer Science Workgroup Deadlines and Creates New Teacher Credential Rules
This law extends deadlines for a computer science teacher workgroup by two years and sets new rules allowing past teaching experience to count toward getting a credential.
What This Bill Does
- Extends the deadline for starting a computer science instruction workgroup from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026.
- Moves the due date for the workgroup's final report from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.
- Delays the end of these computer science rules from January 1, 2028, to January 1, 2030.
- Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to create two sets of standards for using past field experience by January 1, 2029.
- Allows teacher candidates to use approved prior work experience instead of taking a teaching performance assessment or subject matter test starting in 2029.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- Teacher candidates seeking preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist credentials
Terms To Know
- Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- The state agency responsible for setting rules and issuing licenses to teach.
- Teaching performance assessment
- A required evaluation that shows a teacher candidate can perform classroom tasks effectively.
- Subject matter competence
- Proof that a person knows enough about the specific subject they want to teach, demonstrated through various methods.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list the exact details of how past work experience will be measured until standards are written by January 1, 2029.
- Before January 1, 2029, the commission can only allow prior field experience on a case-by-case basis rather than as a standard rule.