Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2694Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca RubioFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 2786 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. add Section 44259.4 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing, and making an appropriation therefor.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2694, as amended, Blanca Rubio. Nursing: nursing schools. Teacher credentialing: teacher induction programs: Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant.Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for a clear multiple or single subject teaching credential, including, among other things, the completion of a program of beginning teacher induction.This bill would appropriate, for the 202223 fiscal year, $150,000,000 to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program, which the bill would establish. The bill would require the commission to allocate grants to beginning teacher induction programs for up to 45,000 participants, not to exceed $3,500 per participating teacher, as provided. The bill would require a beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant to use those funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment. The bill would prohibit a participating school district, county office of education, or charter school from charging a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, requires the Board of Registered Nursing to prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of nursing in this state whose graduates are eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing. Existing law specifies that an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that, among other things, has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, and covers not less than 2 academic years. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NOYES Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44259.4 is added to the Education Code, to read:44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.SECTION 1.Section 2786 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2786.(a)An approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, covering at least two academic years, is affiliated or conducted in connection with one or more hospitals, and is an institution of higher education. For purposes of this section, institution of higher education includes, but is not limited to, community colleges offering an associate of arts or associate of science degree and private postsecondary institutions offering an associate of arts, associate of science, or baccalaureate degree or an entry-level masters degree, and is an institution that is not subject to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code).(b)A school of nursing that is affiliated with an institution that is subject to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code), may be approved by the board to grant an associate of arts or associate of science degree to individuals who graduate from the school of nursing or to grant a baccalaureate degree in nursing with successful completion of an additional course of study as approved by the board and the institution involved.(c)The board shall determine by regulation the required subjects of instruction to be completed in an approved school of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and shall include the minimum units of theory and clinical experience necessary to achieve essential clinical competency at the entry level of the registered nurse. The boards regulations shall be designed to require all schools to provide clinical instruction in all phases of the educational process, except as necessary to accommodate military education and experience as specified in Section 2786.1.(d)The board shall perform or cause to be performed an analysis of the practice of the registered nurse no less than every five years. Results of the analysis shall be utilized to assist in the determination of the required subjects of instruction, validation of the licensing examination, and assessment of the current practice of nursing.(e)(1)Graduation requirements for an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, shall include one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias training which shall include all of the following:(A)Identification of previous or current unconscious biases and misinformation.(B)Identification of personal, interpersonal, institutional, structural, and cultural barriers to inclusion.(C)Corrective measures to decrease implicit bias at the interpersonal and institutional levels, including ongoing policies and practices for that purpose.(D)Information on the effects, including, but not limited to, ongoing personal effects, of historical and contemporary exclusion and oppression of minority communities.(E)Information about cultural identity across racial or ethnic groups.(F)Information about communicating more effectively across identities, including racial, ethnic, religious, and gender identities.(G)Discussion on power dynamics and organizational decisionmaking.(H)Discussion on health inequities within the perinatal care field, including information on how implicit bias impacts maternal and infant health outcomes.(I)Perspectives of diverse, local constituency groups and experts on particular racial, identity, cultural, and provider-community relations issues in the community.(J)Information on reproductive justice.(2)This subdivision shall not be construed to do any of the following:(A)Affect the requirements for licensure under this chapter.(B)Require a curriculum revision.(C)Affect licensure by endorsement under this chapter.
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2694Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca RubioFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 2786 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. add Section 44259.4 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing, and making an appropriation therefor.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2694, as amended, Blanca Rubio. Nursing: nursing schools. Teacher credentialing: teacher induction programs: Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant.Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for a clear multiple or single subject teaching credential, including, among other things, the completion of a program of beginning teacher induction.This bill would appropriate, for the 202223 fiscal year, $150,000,000 to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program, which the bill would establish. The bill would require the commission to allocate grants to beginning teacher induction programs for up to 45,000 participants, not to exceed $3,500 per participating teacher, as provided. The bill would require a beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant to use those funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment. The bill would prohibit a participating school district, county office of education, or charter school from charging a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, requires the Board of Registered Nursing to prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of nursing in this state whose graduates are eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing. Existing law specifies that an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that, among other things, has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, and covers not less than 2 academic years. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NOYES Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2694
Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca RubioFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio
February 18, 2022
An act to amend Section 2786 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. add Section 44259.4 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2694, as amended, Blanca Rubio. Nursing: nursing schools. Teacher credentialing: teacher induction programs: Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for a clear multiple or single subject teaching credential, including, among other things, the completion of a program of beginning teacher induction.This bill would appropriate, for the 202223 fiscal year, $150,000,000 to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program, which the bill would establish. The bill would require the commission to allocate grants to beginning teacher induction programs for up to 45,000 participants, not to exceed $3,500 per participating teacher, as provided. The bill would require a beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant to use those funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment. The bill would prohibit a participating school district, county office of education, or charter school from charging a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, requires the Board of Registered Nursing to prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of nursing in this state whose graduates are eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing. Existing law specifies that an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that, among other things, has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, and covers not less than 2 academic years. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law prescribes the minimum requirements for a clear multiple or single subject teaching credential, including, among other things, the completion of a program of beginning teacher induction.
This bill would appropriate, for the 202223 fiscal year, $150,000,000 to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program, which the bill would establish. The bill would require the commission to allocate grants to beginning teacher induction programs for up to 45,000 participants, not to exceed $3,500 per participating teacher, as provided. The bill would require a beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant to use those funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment. The bill would prohibit a participating school district, county office of education, or charter school from charging a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, requires the Board of Registered Nursing to prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of nursing in this state whose graduates are eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing. Existing law specifies that an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that, among other things, has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, and covers not less than 2 academic years.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44259.4 is added to the Education Code, to read:44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.SECTION 1.Section 2786 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2786.(a)An approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, covering at least two academic years, is affiliated or conducted in connection with one or more hospitals, and is an institution of higher education. For purposes of this section, institution of higher education includes, but is not limited to, community colleges offering an associate of arts or associate of science degree and private postsecondary institutions offering an associate of arts, associate of science, or baccalaureate degree or an entry-level masters degree, and is an institution that is not subject to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code).(b)A school of nursing that is affiliated with an institution that is subject to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code), may be approved by the board to grant an associate of arts or associate of science degree to individuals who graduate from the school of nursing or to grant a baccalaureate degree in nursing with successful completion of an additional course of study as approved by the board and the institution involved.(c)The board shall determine by regulation the required subjects of instruction to be completed in an approved school of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and shall include the minimum units of theory and clinical experience necessary to achieve essential clinical competency at the entry level of the registered nurse. The boards regulations shall be designed to require all schools to provide clinical instruction in all phases of the educational process, except as necessary to accommodate military education and experience as specified in Section 2786.1.(d)The board shall perform or cause to be performed an analysis of the practice of the registered nurse no less than every five years. Results of the analysis shall be utilized to assist in the determination of the required subjects of instruction, validation of the licensing examination, and assessment of the current practice of nursing.(e)(1)Graduation requirements for an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, shall include one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias training which shall include all of the following:(A)Identification of previous or current unconscious biases and misinformation.(B)Identification of personal, interpersonal, institutional, structural, and cultural barriers to inclusion.(C)Corrective measures to decrease implicit bias at the interpersonal and institutional levels, including ongoing policies and practices for that purpose.(D)Information on the effects, including, but not limited to, ongoing personal effects, of historical and contemporary exclusion and oppression of minority communities.(E)Information about cultural identity across racial or ethnic groups.(F)Information about communicating more effectively across identities, including racial, ethnic, religious, and gender identities.(G)Discussion on power dynamics and organizational decisionmaking.(H)Discussion on health inequities within the perinatal care field, including information on how implicit bias impacts maternal and infant health outcomes.(I)Perspectives of diverse, local constituency groups and experts on particular racial, identity, cultural, and provider-community relations issues in the community.(J)Information on reproductive justice.(2)This subdivision shall not be construed to do any of the following:(A)Affect the requirements for licensure under this chapter.(B)Require a curriculum revision.(C)Affect licensure by endorsement under this chapter.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 44259.4 is added to the Education Code, to read:44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.
SECTION 1. Section 44259.4 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.
44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.
44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.
44259.4. (a) For the 202223 fiscal year, the sum of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for purposes of the Beginning Teacher Retention and Support Grant Program pursuant to this section. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2027.
(b) (1) A grant to a beginning teacher induction program shall not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per participating teacher.
(2) A beginning teacher induction program receiving a grant shall use these funds on behalf of a participating teacher for mentor training, stipends for mentor teachers, other beginning teacher induction costs following initial preparation, or for the examination or assessment fee for one administration of the reading instruction competence assessment or a teaching performance assessment.
(3) A beginning teacher induction program may use these funds to contract with preliminary teacher preparation programs to provide mentoring support for the completion of required assessments.
(4) A participating school district, county office of education, or charter school shall not charge a fee to a beginning teacher to participate in a beginning teacher induction program.
(c) A grant recipient shall not use more than 5 percent of a grant award for program administration costs.
(d) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall do both of the following:
(1) Allocate grants for up to 45,000 participants.
(2) Ensure the beginning teacher induction program is approved by the commission and either meets the commissions standards for the support of teachers completing teaching performance assessments or is able to contract with a preliminary teacher preparation program to provide that support.
(e) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 202223 fiscal year.
(a)An approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that has been approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by the board, covering at least two academic years, is affiliated or conducted in connection with one or more hospitals, and is an institution of higher education. For purposes of this section, institution of higher education includes, but is not limited to, community colleges offering an associate of arts or associate of science degree and private postsecondary institutions offering an associate of arts, associate of science, or baccalaureate degree or an entry-level masters degree, and is an institution that is not subject to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code).
(b)A school of nursing that is affiliated with an institution that is subject to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code), may be approved by the board to grant an associate of arts or associate of science degree to individuals who graduate from the school of nursing or to grant a baccalaureate degree in nursing with successful completion of an additional course of study as approved by the board and the institution involved.
(c)The board shall determine by regulation the required subjects of instruction to be completed in an approved school of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and shall include the minimum units of theory and clinical experience necessary to achieve essential clinical competency at the entry level of the registered nurse. The boards regulations shall be designed to require all schools to provide clinical instruction in all phases of the educational process, except as necessary to accommodate military education and experience as specified in Section 2786.1.
(d)The board shall perform or cause to be performed an analysis of the practice of the registered nurse no less than every five years. Results of the analysis shall be utilized to assist in the determination of the required subjects of instruction, validation of the licensing examination, and assessment of the current practice of nursing.
(e)(1)Graduation requirements for an approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, shall include one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias training which shall include all of the following:
(A)Identification of previous or current unconscious biases and misinformation.
(B)Identification of personal, interpersonal, institutional, structural, and cultural barriers to inclusion.
(C)Corrective measures to decrease implicit bias at the interpersonal and institutional levels, including ongoing policies and practices for that purpose.
(D)Information on the effects, including, but not limited to, ongoing personal effects, of historical and contemporary exclusion and oppression of minority communities.
(E)Information about cultural identity across racial or ethnic groups.
(F)Information about communicating more effectively across identities, including racial, ethnic, religious, and gender identities.
(G)Discussion on power dynamics and organizational decisionmaking.
(H)Discussion on health inequities within the perinatal care field, including information on how implicit bias impacts maternal and infant health outcomes.
(I)Perspectives of diverse, local constituency groups and experts on particular racial, identity, cultural, and provider-community relations issues in the community.
(J)Information on reproductive justice.
(2)This subdivision shall not be construed to do any of the following:
(A)Affect the requirements for licensure under this chapter.
(B)Require a curriculum revision.
(C)Affect licensure by endorsement under this chapter.