California Assembly Bill AB2815 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2815INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member O'Donnell FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to amend Section 44382 of the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2815, as introduced, O'Donnell. Teacher credentialing: alternative certification programs: special education. Existing law establishes an alternative certification program to address the shortage of qualified teachers in specified subject matters, of teachers who work with limited-English-proficient pupils, of minority teachers, and of special education teachers. Existing law requires alternative certification programs to address geographic and subject matter shortage areas and be targeted toward people with work experience and others who already have a bachelor's degree in the field in which they plan to teach. This bill would additionally require alternative certification programs to address the shortage area of special education. 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 44382 of the Education Code is amended to read: 44382. Alternative certification programs shall address  geographic and   geographic,  subject  matter   matter, and special education  shortage areas, and shall be targeted toward people with work experience and others who already have a bachelor's degree in the field in which they plan to teach.