California Assembly Bill AB2825 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2825AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 17, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Weber FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to  amend Section 33039 of   add Article 11.5 (commencing with Section 44665.8) of Chapter 3 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of  the Education Code, relating to teachers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2825, as amended, Weber. Teachers: evaluation. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to develop guidelines that school districts may use in the development of certain teacher evaluation procedures and to distribute those guidelines to every school district. This bill would  make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.   require a local educational agency, if the agency, as a part of its evaluation and assessment of a certificated employee, determines that the employee requires additional development and growth to meet adopted standards of performance, to provide the certificated employee professional development opportunities to support the certificated employee in working towards meeting these standards.   To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school districts and county offices of education, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program:  no  yes  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Article 11.5 (commencing with Section 44665.8) is added to Chapter 3 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the   Education Code   , to read:   Article 11.5. Common Evaluation System for Certificated Employees 44665.8. (a) A local educational agency that, as a part of its evaluation and assessment of a certificated employee, determines that the employee requires additional development and growth to meet adopted standards of performance shall provide the employee professional development opportunities to support the employee in working towards meeting these standards. (b) The professional development opportunities provided pursuant to this section may include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Training in the state academic content standards adopted by the state board. (2) Training in providing English learners access to the common core academic content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8 and the English language development standards adopted pursuant to former Section 60811.3, as that section read on June 30, 2013, or Section 60811.4. (3) Priority placement in the Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers or other programs operated by the local educational agency that develop and strengthen the skills of certificated employees.   SEC. 2.   If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.   SECTION 1.   Section 33039 of the Education Code is amended to read: 33039. The state board shall develop guidelines that school districts may use in the development of teacher evaluation procedures pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 44660) of Chapter 1 of Part 25 of Division 3 of this title, and shall distribute the guidelines to every school district.