Section 44252.7 Of Article 4. Credential Types From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
44252.7
. (a) Commencing on September 1, 1984, applicants for an
initial regular children's center instructional permit, and
applicants for the renewal of an emergency children's center permit
or a limited service permit shall demonstrate proficiency in basic
reading, writing, and mathematics skills by doing one of the
following:
(1) Passing a proficiency test developed by a school district
pursuant to either Section 45361.5 or 51216.
(2) Having met the requirements for an associate degree or
baccalaureate degree.
(3) Passing the California Basic Education Skills Test.
(4) Passing a field-based assessment approved by the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing.
(b) If a child care and development program teacher employed prior
to September 1, 1984, in such a program receiving public funds does
not demonstrate proficiency in basic skills pursuant to this section,
he or she shall be given two years to master these basic skills
without jeopardizing the renewal of his or her permit, and shall be
given additional opportunities to be reassessed.
(c) Persons seeking compensation as a child care and development
program teacher in such a program who have limited English-speaking
ability may be granted an additional exemption to this requirement by
the employing agency, for a period of up to one year, if the agency
deems that the exemption is in the best interest of the children
enrolled in the program. No person shall be exempted from these
requirements for more than a total of three years.
(d) School districts receiving public funds to operate a child
care and development program under direct contract with the State
Department of Education and subject to regulations set forth in Title
5 of the California Administrative Code shall make available to
persons seeking compensation for work as teachers in the program the
test developed or administered pursuant to Section 45361.5 or 51216.
A school district may charge a fee to persons taking the test
pursuant to the requirements of this section to fund the actual costs
incurred by the district in giving the test.
(e) The State Department of Education shall make available an
appropriate test meeting the requirements of this section to a person
seeking compensation for work as a child care and development
program teacher in such a center which is not administered by a
school district. School districts shall assist the State Department
of Education in fulfilling this requirement by making available to
the department, upon request, the test developed or administered
pursuant to Section 45361.5.
(f) The State Department of Education may charge a fee to persons
taking the test pursuant to the requirements of this section to fund
the actual costs incurred by the department in giving the test.