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AB-1675 Teacher credentialing: spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces: expedited application process.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 04/19/2022 09:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 19, 2022
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 17, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1675

Introduced by Assembly Members Ward and Cervantes

January 20, 2022

An act to amend Section 44343.5 of the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1675, as amended, Ward. Teacher credentialing: spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces: expedited application process.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law establishes that a preliminary teaching credential shall be valid for 5 years, pending completion of the clear credential program. Existing law requires the commission to grant or deny a completed application for a credential within 7 days of the date that the commission received the application if the applicant supplies the commission with evidence that the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders and holds a valid teaching credential in another state, district, or territory of the United States.
This bill instead would require the commission to grant or deny a credential within 7 days of the date that the commission received a completed application if the applicant submits (1) evidence that the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders, (2) proof of holding a valid, unexpired, professional-level teaching credential in a comparable area of certification to the California credential in another state, district, or territory of the United States, credential, as defined, and (3) fingerprints for purposes of conducting a criminal background check, as provided. The bill would clarify that these requirements for the clear teaching credential are in addition to other existing education, experience, and knowledge requirements for the clear teaching credential. The bill also would require the commission to publish information about credentialing options available to military veterans, members of the military, and their spouses prominently on the home page of the commission’s internet website.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 44343.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:

44343.5.
 (a) The commission shall grant or deny a credential within seven days of the date that the commission received a completed application for a credential if the applicant submits all of the following with their application:
(1) Evidence that the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders.
(2) Proof of holding a valid, unexpired, professional-level teaching credential in a comparable area of certification to the California credential in another state, district, or territory of the United States. credential.
(3) A full set of fingerprints for purposes of conducting a criminal background check pursuant to Sections 44339, 44340, and 44341.
(b) The commission shall issue grant or deny a preliminary five-year teaching credential to an applicant who fulfills the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) without any additional requirements.
(c) The commission shall issue grant or deny a clear teaching credential to an applicant who fulfills the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) after the applicant has met all the requirements within subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 44274.2.
(d) The seven-day processing time set forth in this section shall not apply to an application subject to a fitness review by the commission pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 44240).
(e) The commission shall publish information pertinent to this section and all other credentialing options available to military veterans, members of the military, and their spouses prominently on the home page of the commission’s internet website.
(f) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Armed Forces of the United States” means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(2) “Completed application” means an application that includes fulfillment of the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a).
(3) “Professional-level teaching credential” means a credential issued in another state, district, or territory of the United States in a comparable area of certification to the California credential, that required completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.