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AB-959 • 2026

Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.

Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hadwick
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary states the review happens 'when the commission next considers administrative services credential pathways,' which leaves the exact timing uncertain.

Rules for Administrative Services Internship Programs

This law limits who can run one-year internship programs for school leaders and asks the state to review program rules in the future.

What This Bill Does

  • Limits one-year administrative services internships to those offered by specific groups.
  • Allows only school districts, county offices of education, or regionally accredited colleges to provide these internships.
  • Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to review training and supervision rules for these programs when it next considers credential pathways.
  • Updates Section 44270 of the Education Code if another bill (AB 1009) also passes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts
  • County offices of education
  • Regionally accredited institutions of higher education
  • The Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Terms To Know

Administrative services credential
A license that allows a person to work as a school administrator or leader.
Internship program
A one-year training path where people learn by working under supervision instead of taking only classes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not say when the Commission will review the internship rules.
  • Changes to Section 44270 happen only if AB 1009 passes and this bill is enacted last.
  • The text does not list specific details about how the new training requirements must look.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.