Section 44265.8 Of Article 4. Credential Types From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
44265.8
. (a) Upon the recommendation of a preliminary credential
preparation program sponsor approved by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, the commission shall issue a two-year nonrenewable
preliminary teaching credential or preliminary services credential to
a candidate who is prelingually deaf and meets all of the
requirements in law for the full, pertinent five-year teaching or
services credential pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of
Section 44251, except that the candidate is exempt from compliance
with the state basic skills proficiency testing requirements in
Section 44252 and subdivision (b) of Section 44830.
(b) A credential issued under this section authorizes the holder
to teach or provide services, as authorized by the credential, only
to deaf and hearing-impaired pupils who are enrolled in state special
schools or in special classes for pupils with hearing impairments.
(c) For purposes of this section "prelingually deaf" means a
person who suffered hearing loss prior to three years of age, which
prevents the processing of linguistic information through hearing,
with or without amplification, if the condition is verified through
medical or other appropriate professional means.