California Education Code

§ 44258.3

EDC § 44258.3 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The governing board of a school district may assign the holder of a credential, other than an emergency permit, to teach any subjects in departmentalized classes in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, if the governing board verifies, before making the assignment, that the teacher has adequate knowledge of each subject to be taught and the teacher consents to that assignment. The governing board shall adopt policies and procedures for the purpose of verifying the adequacy of subject knowledge on the part of each of those teachers. The governing board shall involve subject matter specialists in the subjects commonly taught in the school district in the development and implementation of the policies and procedures, and shall include in those policies and procedures both of the following:

(1)One or more of the following ways to assess subject matter competence:

(A)Observation by subject matter specialists, as defined in subdivision (d).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 782, Sec. 4. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2020.