Section 59052 Of Article 4. Employment Qualifications From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 32. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
59052
. (a) Commencing with the 2004-05 school year, an individual
may not be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils
unless the individual achieves a minimum score of 2.5 on the American
Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score
on an alternate test selected by the American Sign Language
Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School for the Deaf
that assesses American Sign Language linguistic competency.
(b) Commencing with the 2005-06 school year, an individual may not
be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils unless
the individual achieves a minimum score of 3 on the ASLPI or an
equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in subdivision
(a).
(c) Commencing with the 2006-07 school year, an individual may not
be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils unless
the individual achieves a minimum score of 3.5 on the ASLPI or an
equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in subdivision
(a).
(d) The minimum score requirements specified in subdivisions (a)
to (c), inclusive, may be waived by the superintendent of the school
if he or she certifies that no candidate who meets those requirements
and all other selection criteria has applied to instruct deaf pupils
and open positions remain.