Section 44325 Of Article 7.5. District Interns From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.5.
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. (a) The commission shall issue district intern credentials
authorizing persons employed by a school district that maintains
kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or that maintains classes
in bilingual education to provide classroom instruction to pupils in
those grades and classes in accordance with the requirements of
Section 44830.3. The commission also shall issue district intern
credentials authorizing persons employed by a school district to
provide classroom instruction to pupils in special education classes,
in accordance with the requirements of Section 44830.3.
(b) Each district intern credential is valid for a period of two
years. A credential may be valid for three years if the intern is
participating in a program that leads to the attainment of a
specialist credential in special education or four years if the
intern is participating in a program that leads to the attainment of
both a multiple subject or single subject teaching credential and a
specialist credential in special education. Upon the recommendation
of the school district, the commission may grant a one-year extension
of the district intern credential.
(c) The commission shall require each applicant for a district
intern credential to demonstrate that he or she meets all of the
following minimum qualifications for that credential:
(1) The possession of a baccalaureate degree conferred by a
regionally accredited institution of postsecondary education.
(2) The successful passage of the state basic skills proficiency
requirement pursuant to Sections 44252 and 44252.5.
(3) The successful completion of the appropriate subject matter
examination administered by the commission, or a commission-approved
subject matter preparation program for the subject areas in which the
district intern is authorized to teach.
(4) The oral language component of the assessment program leading
to the bilingual-crosscultural language and academic development
certificate for persons seeking a district intern credential to teach
bilingual education classes.
(d) The commission shall apply the requirements of Sections 44339,
44340, and 44341 to each applicant for a district intern credential.
(e) The commission shall ensure that each district internship
program in California provides program elements to its interns as
required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C.
Sec. 6301 et seq.) and its implementing regulations.