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44259.5
. (a) By July 1, 2002, the commission shall ensure that an
accredited program of professional preparation offered pursuant to
paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259 satisfies standards
established by the commission for the preparation of teachers for
all pupils, including English language learners. The standards shall
be based upon an independent job analysis of the essential knowledge,
skills, and abilities needed by all classroom teachers to develop
English language skills while maintaining academic progress across
the curriculum and shall take into account existing standards and
test specifications for the Crosscultural, Language and Academic
Development certificate. The commission shall ensure that the
standards established pursuant to this subdivision are aligned with
the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision
(b) of Section 44259 and Section 60200.4.
(b) To maintain current statutory options for teachers in
completing credential requirements, the commission shall provide
candidates, including candidates prepared in other states, with an
examination route to fulfilling the requirements pursuant to
subdivision (a) for essential preparation to teach English language
learners. The commission shall provide for a comprehensive validity
study of the examination before implementing this section.
(c) Commencing July 1, 2003, the commission may not issue a
preliminary teaching credential to an applicant pursuant to
subdivision (b) of Section 44259 unless the applicant has satisfied
the standards and requirements established pursuant to subdivision
(a) or has an authorization to provide services to English language
learners issued pursuant to Section 44253, 44253.1, 44253.2, 44253.3,
44253.4, or 44253.10.
(d) Commencing July 1, 2003, an approved program of beginning
teacher induction offered pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision
(c) of Section 44259 shall satisfy standards established by the
commission and the Superintendent of Public Instruction for beginning
teacher induction for teachers for all pupils, including English
language learners. The commission and the superintendent shall
incorporate in these standards the essential knowledge, skills, and
abilities needed for first-year and second-year certificated teachers
to apply effective instructional strategies that assist pupils to
develop English language proficiency while maintaining academic
progress across the curriculum. The standards shall be based upon the
independent job analysis of the essential knowledge, skills, and
abilities for all classroom teachers conducted pursuant to
subdivision (a).
(e) Commencing July 1, 2005, the commission may not initially
issue a professional clear teaching credential to an applicant
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44259 unless the applicant has
satisfied the standards and requirements established pursuant to
subdivision (d) or has an authorization to provide services to
English language learners issued pursuant to Section 44253, 44253.1,
44253.2, 44253.3, 44253.4, or 44253.10.
(f) No provision of this section applies to the University of
California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of
California, by appropriate resolution, make that provision
applicable.
(g) A candidate for a teaching credential pursuant to Section
44259 is entitled to earn and receive the credential by fulfilling
the standards and requirements for the credential that were in effect
when the candidate entered accredited preparation or approved
induction for the credential.
(h) By July 1, 2001, the commission shall report to the education
policy committees in each house of the Legislature on the new
standards it is required to develop pursuant to subdivision (a) and
the progress of the implementation of the new standards by accredited
programs of professional preparation.
(i) By July 1, 2002, the commission shall report to the education
policy committees in each house of the Legislature on the outcomes
and recommendations for the implementation of the validity study
required pursuant to subdivision (b).