BILL NUMBER: AB 2251INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Buchanan FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to amend Section 49024 of the Education Code, relating to school employees and volunteers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2251, as introduced, Buchanan. School employees and volunteers: Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate. Existing law, operative on July 1, 2010, provides that prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to supervise, direct, or coach a pupil activity program sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district, all noncertificated candidates are required to obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as specified. This bill would make a technical nonsubstantive change in that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 49024 of the Education Code is amended to read: 49024. (a) Prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to supervise, direct, or coach a pupil activity program sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district, all noncertificated candidates shall obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 44258.7. (b) A pupil activity program sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district includes, but is not limited to, scholastic programs, interscholastic programs, and extracurricular activities sponsored by a school district or school booster club, including, but not limited to, cheer team, drill team, dance team, and marching band. (c) Volunteer supervisors for breakfast, lunch, or other nutritional periods pursuant to Sections 44814 and 44815, and nonteaching volunteer aides acting under the immediate supervision and direction of certificated personnel of the district pursuant to Section 35021, shall not be required to obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate. (d) Candidates may be issued a temporary certificate in accordance with Sections 44332 and 44332.5 while the application is being processed. (e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2010.