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(a) As used in this section, “authorization” means an added or supplementary authorization in ethnic studies developed by the commission pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) The commission shall develop an added or supplementary authorization in ethnic studies.
(c) The commission shall grant the authorization to a credentialholder who has met the requirements and standards of the commission for the authorization.
(d) Ethnic studies coursework that meets the requirements of the authorization and has been completed by a credentialholder before the authorization is developed by the commission shall qualify toward the granting of the authorization to the credentialholder.