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SB-1733 Pupil and personnel health.(1999-2000)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 44277 of the Education Code is amended to read:

44277.
 (a)  The Legislature recognizes that effective professional growth must continue to occur throughout the careers of all teachers, in order that teachers remain informed of changes in pedagogy, subject matter, and pupil needs. In enacting this section, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage teachers to engage in an individual program of professional growth that extends their content knowledge and teaching skills and for school districts to  establish professional growth programs requirements  that give individual teachers a wide range of options to pursue as well as significant roles in determining the course of their professional growth.
(a) The minimum requirements for maintaining the validity of the clear multiple or single subject teaching credential pursuant to Section 44251 shall be both of the following:
(1) Successful service as a classroom teacher or successful service authorized by a services credential. The minimum length of service shall be equivalent to one-half of a school year.
(2) Completion of an individual program of professional growth as prescribed in this section and by the commission.
(b) An individual program of professional growth may consist of  shall consist of a minimum of 150 clock hours of participation in  activities that are aligned with the California Standards for the Teaching Profession that contribute to competence, performance, or effectiveness in the profession of education and the classroom assignments of the teacher. Acceptable activities may  teacher’s classroom assignments. Acceptable activities shall be defined by the commission to  include, among other acceptable activities, the completion of courses offered by regionally accredited institutions of higher education,  colleges and universities,  including instructor-led interactive courses delivered through online technologies; participation in professional conferences, workshops, teacher center programs, staff development programs, or a California Reading Professional Development Institute program  Program  operated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 99220) of Chapter 5 of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3;  65;  service as a mentor teacher;  teacher pursuant to Section 44496;  participation in school curriculum development projects; participation in systematic programs of observation and analysis of teaching; service in a leadership role in a professional organization; and participation in educational research or innovation efforts. Employing agencies and the employees’  bargaining agents of employees  may negotiate to agree on the terms of programs of professional growth within their jurisdictions, provided that the agreements shall be consistent with this section.
(c) An individual program of professional growth shall be developed and planned by the holder of a clear teaching credential.
(c) (d)  An  Effective January 1, 1991, an  individual program of professional growth may include a basic course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which includes training in the subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrust (also known as the “Heimlich maneuver”) and meets or exceeds the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for courses in that subject or minimum standards for training programs established by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. An  Effective January 1, 2001, an  individual program of professional growth may also include a course in first aid that meets or exceeds the standards established by the American Red Cross for courses in that subject or minimum standards for training programs established by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. A teacher’s participation in these training options shall count towards the minimum 150 clock hours required to satisfy the professional growth requirements. 
(d) (e)  (1) Before  If a local educational agency offers a   a holder of a clear teaching credential commences or amends an individual  program of professional growth for teachers, administrators, paraprofessional educators, or other classified employees involved in the direct instruction of pupils, the local educational agency shall evaluate professional learning based on all of the following criteria, and the local educational agency is encouraged to choose professional learning that meets any of the following criteria: growth, a school principal, a mentor teacher provided for in Section 44496, or other district designee shall certify to the credential holder that the planned program or amendment complies with this section and with regulations of the commission. 
(A) Helps attract, grow, and retain effective educators.
(B) Is a part of every educator’s experience in order to accelerate instructional improvement and support pupil learning.
(C) Is based on needs assessment of educators and tied to supporting pupil learning.
(D) Emphasizes the importance of meeting the needs of all pupils.
(E) Is grounded in a description of effective practice, as articulated in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
(F) Affords educators opportunities to engage with others to develop their craft, including, but not limited to, opportunities to increase their content knowledge.
(G) Ensures educators have adequate time to learn about, practice, reflect, adjust, critique, and share what educators need to ensure that all pupils, especially high-needs pupils, develop knowledge and lifelong learning skills that will help the pupils to be successful.
(H) Recognizes and uses expert teaching and leadership skills.
(I) Attends to collective growth needs as well as educators’ individual growth needs.
(J) Contributes to a positive, collaborative, and supportive adult learning environment.
(K) Contributes to cycles of inquiry and improvement.
(L) Is not limited to a single instance, but supports educators through multiple iterations or engagements.
(M) Is based on a coherent and focused plan.
(2) (f)  Professional learning activities may also include collaboration time for teachers to develop new instructional lessons, to select or develop common formative assessments, to analyze pupil data, for mentoring projects for new teachers, or for extra support for teachers to improve practice. Appropriate professional learning may be part of a coherent plan that combines school activities within the school, including, but not necessarily limited to, lesson study or coteaching, and external learning opportunities that meet all of the following criteria: A clear teaching credential shall be deemed to remain valid so long as the holder of the credential, at five-year intervals, submits to the commission verification by a school principal, a mentor teacher, or other district designee that the holder has satisfied the minimum requirements specified in subdivision (a). In the absence of adequate verification, the commission shall invalidate the credential. Verification by a school principal, a mentor teacher, or other district designee shall be independent of any evaluation of the performance of the holder of the clear teaching credential that is conducted for the purpose of determining the credential holder’s employment status. The arbitrary refusal of a school principal, a mentor teacher, or other district designee to verify completion of an individual program of professional growth meeting the requirements of this section and commission regulations shall constitute grounds for an appeal as prescribed in Section 44278. 
(A) Are related to the academic subjects taught.
(B) Provide time to meet and work with other teachers.
(C) Support instruction and pupil learning to improve instruction in a manner that is consistent with academic content standards.
(e) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

SEC. 1.5.

 Section 44277 of the Education Code is amended to read:

44277.
 (a)  The Legislature recognizes that effective professional growth must continue to occur throughout the careers of all teachers, in order that teachers remain informed of changes in pedagogy, subject matter, and pupil needs. In enacting this section, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage teachers to engage in an individual program of professional growth that extends their content knowledge and teaching skills and for school districts to  establish professional growth programs requirements  that give individual teachers a wide range of options to pursue as well as significant roles in determining the course of their professional growth.
(a) The minimum requirements for maintaining the validity of the clear multiple or single subject teaching credential pursuant to Section 44251 shall be both of the following:
(1) Successful service as a classroom teacher or successful service authorized by a services credential. The minimum length of service shall be equivalent to one-half of a school year.
(2) Completion of an individual program of professional growth as prescribed in this section and by the commission.
(b) An individual program of professional growth may consist of  shall consist of a minimum of 150 clock hours of participation in  activities that are aligned with the California Standards for the Teaching Profession that contribute to competence, performance, or effectiveness in the profession of education and the classroom assignments of the teacher. Acceptable activities may  teacher’s classroom assignments. Acceptable activities shall be defined by the commission to  include, among other acceptable activities, the completion of courses offered by regionally accredited institutions of higher education,  colleges and universities,  including instructor-led interactive courses delivered through online technologies; participation in professional conferences, workshops, teacher center programs, staff development programs, or a California Reading Professional Development Institute program  Program  operated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 99220) of Chapter 5 of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3;  65;  service as a mentor teacher;  teacher pursuant to Section 44496;  participation in school curriculum development projects; participation in systematic programs of observation and analysis of teaching; service in a leadership role in a professional organization; and  participation in educational research or innovation efforts.  efforts; and participation in tolerance training as described in Section 44670.3.  Employing agencies and the employees’  bargaining agents of employees  may negotiate to agree on the terms of programs of professional growth within their jurisdictions, provided that the agreements shall be consistent with this section.
(c) An individual program of professional growth shall be developed and planned by the holder of a clear teaching credential.
(c) (d)  An  Effective January 1, 1991, an  individual program of professional growth may include a basic course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which includes training in the subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrust (also known as the “Heimlich maneuver”) and meets or exceeds the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for courses in that subject or minimum standards for training programs established by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. An  Effective January 1, 2001, an  individual program of professional growth may also include a course in first aid that meets or exceeds the standards established by the American Red Cross for courses in that subject or minimum standards for training programs established by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. A teacher’s participation in these training options shall count towards the minimum 150 clock hours required to satisfy the professional growth requirements. 
(d) (e)  (1) Before  If a local educational agency offers a   a holder of a clear teaching credential commences or amends an individual  program of professional growth for teachers, administrators, paraprofessional educators, or other classified employees involved in the direct instruction of pupils, the local educational agency shall evaluate professional learning based on all of the following criteria, and the local educational agency is encouraged to choose professional learning that meets any of the following criteria: growth, a school principal, a mentor teacher provided for in Section 44496, or other district designee shall certify to the credential holder that the planned program or amendment complies with this section and with regulations of the commission. 
(A) Helps attract, grow, and retain effective educators.
(B) Is a part of every educator’s experience in order to accelerate instructional improvement and support pupil learning.
(C) Is based on needs assessment of educators and tied to supporting pupil learning.
(D) Emphasizes the importance of meeting the needs of all pupils.
(E) Is grounded in a description of effective practice, as articulated in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
(F) Affords educators opportunities to engage with others to develop their craft, including, but not limited to, opportunities to increase their content knowledge.
(G) Ensures educators have adequate time to learn about, practice, reflect, adjust, critique, and share what educators need to ensure that all pupils, especially high-needs pupils, develop knowledge and lifelong learning skills that will help the pupils to be successful.
(H) Recognizes and uses expert teaching and leadership skills.
(I) Attends to collective growth needs as well as educators’ individual growth needs.
(J) Contributes to a positive, collaborative, and supportive adult learning environment.
(K) Contributes to cycles of inquiry and improvement.
(L) Is not limited to a single instance, but supports educators through multiple iterations or engagements.
(M) Is based on a coherent and focused plan.
(2) (f)  Professional learning activities may also include collaboration time for teachers to develop new instructional lessons, to select or develop common formative assessments, to analyze pupil data, for mentoring projects for new teachers, or for extra support for teachers to improve practice. Appropriate professional learning may be part of a coherent plan that combines school activities within the school, including, but not necessarily limited to, lesson study or coteaching, and external learning opportunities that meet all of the following criteria: A clear teaching credential shall be deemed to remain valid so long as the holder of the credential, at five-year intervals, submits to the commission verification by a school principal, a mentor teacher, or other district designee that the holder has satisfied the minimum requirements specified in subdivision (a). In the absence of adequate verification, the commission shall invalidate the credential. Verification by a school principal, a mentor teacher, or other district designee shall be independent of any evaluation of the performance of the holder of the clear teaching credential that is conducted for the purpose of determining the credential holder’s employment status. The arbitrary refusal of a school principal, a mentor teacher, or other district designee to verify completion of an individual program of professional growth meeting the requirements of this section and commission regulations shall constitute grounds for an appeal as prescribed in Section 44278. 
(A) Are related to the academic subjects taught.
(B) Provide time to meet and work with other teachers.
(C) Support instruction and pupil learning to improve instruction in a manner that is consistent with academic content standards.
(e) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
SEC. 2.
 Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 44277 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill and AB 1945. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2001, (2) each bill amends Section 44277 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after AB 1945, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.