Section 44253.3 Of Article 4. Credential Types From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
44253.3
. (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for a
teacher to provide all of the following services to
limited-English-proficient pupils:
(1) Instruction for English language development in preschool,
kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and classes organized
primarily for adults, except when the requirement specified in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the possession of a
children's center instructional permit pursuant to Sections 8363 and
44252.7, a children's center supervision permit pursuant to Section
8363, or a designated subjects teaching credential in adult education
pursuant to Section 44260.2. If the requirement specified in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the possession of a
children's center instructional permit, or a children's center
supervision permit, instruction for English language development is
limited to the programs authorized by that permit. If the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the
possession of a designated subjects teaching credential in adult
education, instruction for English language development is limited to
classes organized primarily for adults.
(2) Specially designed content instruction delivered in English in
the subjects and at the levels authorized by the teacher's
prerequisite credential or permit used to satisfy the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(b) The minimum requirements for the authorization, which may be
completed at the same time as the initial preparation for the
prerequisite credential or at a later date, shall include all of the
following:
(1) Possession of a valid California teaching credential, services
credential, visiting faculty permit, children's center instructional
permit, or children's center supervision permit which credential or
permit authorizes the holder to provide instruction to pupils in
preschool, kindergarten, any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or classes
primarily organized for adults, except for any of the following:
(A) Emergency credentials or permits.
(B) Exchange credentials as specified in Section 44333.
(C) District intern credentials as specified in Section 44325.
(D) Sojourn certificated employee credentials as specified in
Section 44856.
(E) Teacher education internship credentials as specified in
Article 3 (commencing with Section 44450) of Chapter 3.
(2) Passage of one or more examinations, or by completing an
approved program that consists of coursework or a combination of
coursework and examinations, that the commission determines is
necessary for demonstrating the knowledge and skills required for
effective delivery of the services included in the authorization.
(3) Completion of at least six semester units, or nine quarter
units, of coursework in a second language at a regionally accredited
institution of postsecondary education. The commission shall
establish minimum standards for scholarship in the required
coursework. The commission also shall establish alternative ways in
which the requirement can be satisfied by language-learning
experience that creates an awareness of the challenges of
second-language acquisition and development.
(c) Completion of coursework in human relations in accordance with
the commission's standards of program quality and effectiveness that
includes, at a minimum, instruction in the following:
(1) The nature and content of culture.
(2) Cross-cultural contact and interactions.
(3) Cultural diversity in the United States and California.
(4) Providing instruction responsive to the diversity of the pupil
population.
(5) Recognizing and responding to behavior related to the
characteristics listed in Section 220.
(6) Techniques for the peaceful resolution of conflict.
(d) The commission shall establish alternative requirements for a
teacher to earn the authorization, which shall be awarded as a
supplementary authorization pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
44225.
(e) A teacher who possesses a credential or permit described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and is able to present a valid
out-of-state credential or certificate that authorizes the
instruction of English language learners may qualify for the
authorization issued under this section by submitting an application
and fee to the commission.
(f) The commission may issue an authorization under this section
if the applicant possesses a valid California teaching credential and
holds either of the following certificates issued by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards:
(1) Early and Middle Childhood/English as a New Language
Certificate.
(2) Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/English as a New
Language Certificate.
(g) The authorization shall remain valid as long as the
prerequisite credential or permit specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) remains valid.