Amended IN Assembly March 30, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 14, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 238Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiJanuary 13, 2023An act to add Section 44416.5 to the Education Code, relating to teachers.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 238, as amended, Muratsuchi. California Student Teacher Support Grant Program.Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to adopt standards for the accreditation of postsecondary teacher preparation programs. Existing law prescribes clinical practice as one of the commission-adopted standards and requires that teaching credential candidates perform 600 hours of clinical practice throughout the candidates teacher preparation program, including, as a component of those hours, unpaid student teaching.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature, to improve teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, to create a grant program to compensate student teachers to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process. The bill would, contingent upon an appropriation of one-time funding, establish the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, under the administration of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to award grants of an unspecified amount to teaching credential candidates to compensate the candidates while they perform the required student teaching. In administering the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, the bill would require the commission to issue a request for proposals to all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education in the state in order to solicit applications for funding. The bill would require the commission to adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, including that the applicant local educational agency requires participating teaching credential candidates to meet certain requirements and commit to accomplishing certain criteria, including completing their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program, as provided. The bill would require the commission to annually report to the education and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature certain information regarding the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44416.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:(A) Pass a criminal background check.(B) Provide verification of one of the following:(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
Amended IN Assembly March 30, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 14, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 238Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiJanuary 13, 2023An act to add Section 44416.5 to the Education Code, relating to teachers.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 238, as amended, Muratsuchi. California Student Teacher Support Grant Program.Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to adopt standards for the accreditation of postsecondary teacher preparation programs. Existing law prescribes clinical practice as one of the commission-adopted standards and requires that teaching credential candidates perform 600 hours of clinical practice throughout the candidates teacher preparation program, including, as a component of those hours, unpaid student teaching.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature, to improve teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, to create a grant program to compensate student teachers to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process. The bill would, contingent upon an appropriation of one-time funding, establish the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, under the administration of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to award grants of an unspecified amount to teaching credential candidates to compensate the candidates while they perform the required student teaching. In administering the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, the bill would require the commission to issue a request for proposals to all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education in the state in order to solicit applications for funding. The bill would require the commission to adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, including that the applicant local educational agency requires participating teaching credential candidates to meet certain requirements and commit to accomplishing certain criteria, including completing their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program, as provided. The bill would require the commission to annually report to the education and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature certain information regarding the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 30, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 14, 2023
Amended IN Assembly March 30, 2023
Amended IN Assembly March 14, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 238
Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiJanuary 13, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi
January 13, 2023
An act to add Section 44416.5 to the Education Code, relating to teachers.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 238, as amended, Muratsuchi. California Student Teacher Support Grant Program.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to adopt standards for the accreditation of postsecondary teacher preparation programs. Existing law prescribes clinical practice as one of the commission-adopted standards and requires that teaching credential candidates perform 600 hours of clinical practice throughout the candidates teacher preparation program, including, as a component of those hours, unpaid student teaching.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature, to improve teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, to create a grant program to compensate student teachers to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process. The bill would, contingent upon an appropriation of one-time funding, establish the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, under the administration of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to award grants of an unspecified amount to teaching credential candidates to compensate the candidates while they perform the required student teaching. In administering the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, the bill would require the commission to issue a request for proposals to all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education in the state in order to solicit applications for funding. The bill would require the commission to adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, including that the applicant local educational agency requires participating teaching credential candidates to meet certain requirements and commit to accomplishing certain criteria, including completing their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program, as provided. The bill would require the commission to annually report to the education and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature certain information regarding the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, as provided.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law requires the commission to adopt standards for the accreditation of postsecondary teacher preparation programs. Existing law prescribes clinical practice as one of the commission-adopted standards and requires that teaching credential candidates perform 600 hours of clinical practice throughout the candidates teacher preparation program, including, as a component of those hours, unpaid student teaching.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature, to improve teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, to create a grant program to compensate student teachers to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process. The bill would, contingent upon an appropriation of one-time funding, establish the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, under the administration of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to award grants of an unspecified amount to teaching credential candidates to compensate the candidates while they perform the required student teaching. In administering the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, the bill would require the commission to issue a request for proposals to all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education in the state in order to solicit applications for funding. The bill would require the commission to adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, including that the applicant local educational agency requires participating teaching credential candidates to meet certain requirements and commit to accomplishing certain criteria, including completing their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program, as provided. The bill would require the commission to annually report to the education and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature certain information regarding the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program, as provided.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44416.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:(A) Pass a criminal background check.(B) Provide verification of one of the following:(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
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 44416.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:(A) Pass a criminal background check.(B) Provide verification of one of the following:(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
SECTION 1. Section 44416.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:(A) Pass a criminal background check.(B) Provide verification of one of the following:(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:(A) Pass a criminal background check.(B) Provide verification of one of the following:(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:(A) Pass a criminal background check.(B) Provide verification of one of the following:(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
44416.5. (a) To improve both teacher retention and recruitment in Californias public school system, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a grant program to compensate student teachers in order to help alleviate financial stress at an important time in the teacher preparation process.
(b) Subject to an appropriation of one-time funds by the Legislature for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the commission to compensate teaching credential candidates during the student teaching component of the 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the candidates teacher preparation program. The commission shall issue a request for proposals to all local educational agencies to solicit applications for funding pursuant to this section and shall adopt criteria for the selection of local educational agencies to participate in the program. The criteria adopted by the commission shall include both of the following:
(1) An applicant local educational agency shall require participants to satisfy both of the following requirements before participating in the program:
(A) Pass a criminal background check.
(B) Provide verification of one of the following:
(i) Has earned an associate or higher level degree.
(ii) Has successfully completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.
(iii) Has entered a teacher preparation program.
(2) An applicant local educational agency shall certify that it has received a commitment from each participant that the participant will accomplish all of the following:
(A) Graduate from an institution of higher education under the program with a bachelors degree.
(B) Complete all of the requirements for, and obtain, a multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential.
(C) Complete their 600 hours of clinical practice that is required as part of the participants teacher preparation program.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature regarding the status of the program, including, but not limited to, the number of student teachers paid, the academic progress of the student teacher, the number of student teachers who are subsequently employed as teachers in the public schools, the degree to which the applicant meets the teacher shortage needs of the local educational agency, and the ethnic and racial composition of the participants in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education.