California Education Code

§ 44320

EDC § 44320 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Professional preparation, including student teaching, shall be made available in the upper division course offerings at all California public institutions of higher learning, except the California Maritime Academy and the college named in Section 92200. No more than nine semester units, or the equivalent, of professional education courses may be designated as prerequisites for purposes of admission to student teaching, except that, to satisfy the English language requirement as set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259, candidates may be required to take 12 semester units, or the equivalent, as professional education prerequisites to student teaching.

(b)The commission shall encourage postsecondary institutions that offer programs of professional preparation to collaborate with school districts, county offices of education, and professional organizations in the design and delivery of local programs to function as part of the California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program pursuant to Section 44279.2. If local educational agencies and institutions of higher education voluntarily agree to implement the program, the following provisions shall apply to each collaborative effort:

(1)Postsecondary institutions and local educational agencies shall coordinate and articulate the program of professional preparation and the California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program, so the two programs provide continuity in the preparation, support, and assessment of beginning teachers.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 478, Sec. 5. (AB 1936) Effective January 1, 2023.