Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 872Introduced by Committee on EducationFebruary 14, 2023 An act to amend Section 60642.7 Sections 1206 and 1208 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pupil assessments. elementary and secondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 872, as amended, Committee on Education. Pupil assessments: interim assessments. Elementary and secondary education: omnibus bill.(1) 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 prohibits a person who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education, as provided, from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools. Existing law requires all county superintendents of schools to possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services.This bill would instead prohibit a person who does not possess a valid credential issues by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools and would require all county superintendents of schools to instead possess a valid administrative credential issued by the commission, as provided.(2) Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services, including various residential care facilities for children who require out-of-home placement under certain circumstances. Existing law declares the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. Existing law authorizes children with varying designations and varying needs, including nonminor dependents, as defined, to be placed in the same facility, licensed foster family home, or with a foster family agency, as provided.This bill would explicitly authorize community care facilities, licensed foster family homes, and foster family agencies to include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs, as defined, within the group of children with varying designations and varying needs that may be placed in the applicable facility, home, or agency, as provided.Under the Community Care Facilities Act, references to a child include nonminor dependents and nonminor former dependents or wards.This bill would, for purposes of the Community Care Facilities Act, explicitly state that references to a child include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs.Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to provide a system of assessments of pupils that has the primary purposes of (1) assisting teachers, administrators, and pupils and their parents, (2) improving teaching and learning, and (3) promoting high-quality teaching and learning using a variety of assessment approaches and item types. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to acquire, and offer at no cost to local educational agencies, certain interim assessment tools for pupils in kindergarten and of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and requires those interim assessments to be designed to provide timely feedback to teachers to improve instruction, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for identifying teachers professional development goals. Existing law prohibits the results of these interim assessments from being used for any high-stakes purpose, including, among other specified uses, school staff evaluations or pupil grade promotion or retention.This bill would apply those purposes and that prohibition to any interim assessments offered by the department to local educational agencies.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 1206 of the Education Code is amended to read:1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.Where(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.SEC. 2. Section 1208 of the Education Code is amended to read:1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.SEC. 3. Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.SECTION 1.Section 60642.7 of the Education Code is amended to read:60642.7.(a)An interim assessment offered by the department to local educational agencies, including the interim assessments offered to local educational agencies pursuant to Section 60642.6, are intended for the purposes of improving teaching and pupil learning. Results of the assessments may be used to provide timely feedback to teachers that they may use to continually adjust instruction to improve learning, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for use by teachers in identifying professional development goals.(b)Results from an interim assessment offered by the department shall not be used for any high-stakes purpose, including, but not limited to, teacher or other school staff evaluation, accountability, pupil grade promotion or retention, graduation, course or class placement, identification for gifted or talented education, reclassification of English learners, or identification as an individual with exceptional needs.
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 872Introduced by Committee on EducationFebruary 14, 2023 An act to amend Section 60642.7 Sections 1206 and 1208 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pupil assessments. elementary and secondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 872, as amended, Committee on Education. Pupil assessments: interim assessments. Elementary and secondary education: omnibus bill.(1) 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 prohibits a person who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education, as provided, from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools. Existing law requires all county superintendents of schools to possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services.This bill would instead prohibit a person who does not possess a valid credential issues by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools and would require all county superintendents of schools to instead possess a valid administrative credential issued by the commission, as provided.(2) Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services, including various residential care facilities for children who require out-of-home placement under certain circumstances. Existing law declares the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. Existing law authorizes children with varying designations and varying needs, including nonminor dependents, as defined, to be placed in the same facility, licensed foster family home, or with a foster family agency, as provided.This bill would explicitly authorize community care facilities, licensed foster family homes, and foster family agencies to include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs, as defined, within the group of children with varying designations and varying needs that may be placed in the applicable facility, home, or agency, as provided.Under the Community Care Facilities Act, references to a child include nonminor dependents and nonminor former dependents or wards.This bill would, for purposes of the Community Care Facilities Act, explicitly state that references to a child include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs.Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to provide a system of assessments of pupils that has the primary purposes of (1) assisting teachers, administrators, and pupils and their parents, (2) improving teaching and learning, and (3) promoting high-quality teaching and learning using a variety of assessment approaches and item types. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to acquire, and offer at no cost to local educational agencies, certain interim assessment tools for pupils in kindergarten and of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and requires those interim assessments to be designed to provide timely feedback to teachers to improve instruction, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for identifying teachers professional development goals. Existing law prohibits the results of these interim assessments from being used for any high-stakes purpose, including, among other specified uses, school staff evaluations or pupil grade promotion or retention.This bill would apply those purposes and that prohibition to any interim assessments offered by the department to local educational agencies.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2023
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 872
Introduced by Committee on EducationFebruary 14, 2023
Introduced by Committee on Education
February 14, 2023
An act to amend Section 60642.7 Sections 1206 and 1208 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pupil assessments. elementary and secondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 872, as amended, Committee on Education. Pupil assessments: interim assessments. Elementary and secondary education: omnibus bill.
(1) 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 prohibits a person who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education, as provided, from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools. Existing law requires all county superintendents of schools to possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services.This bill would instead prohibit a person who does not possess a valid credential issues by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools and would require all county superintendents of schools to instead possess a valid administrative credential issued by the commission, as provided.(2) Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services, including various residential care facilities for children who require out-of-home placement under certain circumstances. Existing law declares the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. Existing law authorizes children with varying designations and varying needs, including nonminor dependents, as defined, to be placed in the same facility, licensed foster family home, or with a foster family agency, as provided.This bill would explicitly authorize community care facilities, licensed foster family homes, and foster family agencies to include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs, as defined, within the group of children with varying designations and varying needs that may be placed in the applicable facility, home, or agency, as provided.Under the Community Care Facilities Act, references to a child include nonminor dependents and nonminor former dependents or wards.This bill would, for purposes of the Community Care Facilities Act, explicitly state that references to a child include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs.Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to provide a system of assessments of pupils that has the primary purposes of (1) assisting teachers, administrators, and pupils and their parents, (2) improving teaching and learning, and (3) promoting high-quality teaching and learning using a variety of assessment approaches and item types. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to acquire, and offer at no cost to local educational agencies, certain interim assessment tools for pupils in kindergarten and of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and requires those interim assessments to be designed to provide timely feedback to teachers to improve instruction, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for identifying teachers professional development goals. Existing law prohibits the results of these interim assessments from being used for any high-stakes purpose, including, among other specified uses, school staff evaluations or pupil grade promotion or retention.This bill would apply those purposes and that prohibition to any interim assessments offered by the department to local educational agencies.
(1) 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 prohibits a person who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education, as provided, from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools. Existing law requires all county superintendents of schools to possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services.
This bill would instead prohibit a person who does not possess a valid credential issues by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing from being elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools and would require all county superintendents of schools to instead possess a valid administrative credential issued by the commission, as provided.
(2) Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services, including various residential care facilities for children who require out-of-home placement under certain circumstances. Existing law declares the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. Existing law authorizes children with varying designations and varying needs, including nonminor dependents, as defined, to be placed in the same facility, licensed foster family home, or with a foster family agency, as provided.
This bill would explicitly authorize community care facilities, licensed foster family homes, and foster family agencies to include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs, as defined, within the group of children with varying designations and varying needs that may be placed in the applicable facility, home, or agency, as provided.
Under the Community Care Facilities Act, references to a child include nonminor dependents and nonminor former dependents or wards.
This bill would, for purposes of the Community Care Facilities Act, explicitly state that references to a child include nonminors who are individuals with exceptional needs.
Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to provide a system of assessments of pupils that has the primary purposes of (1) assisting teachers, administrators, and pupils and their parents, (2) improving teaching and learning, and (3) promoting high-quality teaching and learning using a variety of assessment approaches and item types. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to acquire, and offer at no cost to local educational agencies, certain interim assessment tools for pupils in kindergarten and of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and requires those interim assessments to be designed to provide timely feedback to teachers to improve instruction, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for identifying teachers professional development goals. Existing law prohibits the results of these interim assessments from being used for any high-stakes purpose, including, among other specified uses, school staff evaluations or pupil grade promotion or retention.
This bill would apply those purposes and that prohibition to any interim assessments offered by the department to local educational agencies.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1206 of the Education Code is amended to read:1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.Where(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.SEC. 2. Section 1208 of the Education Code is amended to read:1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.SEC. 3. Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.SECTION 1.Section 60642.7 of the Education Code is amended to read:60642.7.(a)An interim assessment offered by the department to local educational agencies, including the interim assessments offered to local educational agencies pursuant to Section 60642.6, are intended for the purposes of improving teaching and pupil learning. Results of the assessments may be used to provide timely feedback to teachers that they may use to continually adjust instruction to improve learning, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for use by teachers in identifying professional development goals.(b)Results from an interim assessment offered by the department shall not be used for any high-stakes purpose, including, but not limited to, teacher or other school staff evaluation, accountability, pupil grade promotion or retention, graduation, course or class placement, identification for gifted or talented education, reclassification of English learners, or identification as an individual with exceptional needs.
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 1206 of the Education Code is amended to read:1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.Where(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.
SECTION 1. Section 1206 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.Where(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.
1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.Where(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.
1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.Where(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.
1206. (a) Except as provided in this section subdivision (b), no person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to office as county superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, this article for each class.
Where
(b) Where a county changes from one class to another because of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools of such that county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of whether he the incumbent county superintendent of schools possesses a valid credential otherwise required in a county of that class.
SEC. 2. Section 1208 of the Education Code is amended to read:1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.
SEC. 2. Section 1208 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.
1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.
1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.
1208. (a) All county superintendents of schools in counties within classes (1) to (8), inclusive, shall possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. administrative credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
(b) For purposes of this section, the possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential.
SEC. 3. Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.
SEC. 3. Section 1501.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.
1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.
1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.
1501.1. (a) It is the policy of the state to facilitate the proper placement of every child in residential care facilities where the placement is in the best interests of the child. A county may require placement or licensing agencies, or both placement and licensing agencies, to actively seek out-of-home care facilities capable of meeting the varied needs of the child. Therefore, in placing children in out-of-home care, particular attention should be given to the individual childs needs, the ability of the facility to meet those needs, the needs of other children in the facility, the licensing requirements of the facility as determined by the licensing agency, and the impact of the placement on the family reunification plan.
(b) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same facility provided the facility is licensed, complies with all licensing requirements relevant to the protection of the child, and has a special permit, if necessary, to meet the needs of each child so placed. A facility may not require, as a condition of placement, that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) Neither the requirement for any license nor any regulation shall restrict the implementation of the provisions of this section. Implementation of this section does not obviate the requirement for a facility to be licensed by the department.
(d) Pursuant to this section, children with varying designations and varying needs, including, on and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code, except as provided by statute, may be placed in the same licensed foster family home or with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family. Children, including nonminor dependents, with developmental disabilities, mental disorders, or physical disabilities may be placed in licensed foster family homes or certified family homes or with resource families, provided that an appraisal of the childs or nonminor dependents needs and the ability of the receiving home to meet those needs is made jointly by the placement agency and the licensee in the case of licensed foster family homes or the placement agency and the foster family agency in the case of certified family homes or resource families, and is followed by written confirmation prior to placement. The appraisal shall confirm that the placement poses no threat to any child in the home.
(e) (1) For purposes of this chapter, the placing of children by foster family agencies shall be referred to as subsequent placement to distinguish the activity from the placing by public agencies.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise specified, references to a child shall include a nonminor dependent and dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, nonminor former dependent or ward ward, as those terms are defined in subdivision (v) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (aa) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Code, and nonminors who meet the definition of individuals with exceptional needs as defined by Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(a)An interim assessment offered by the department to local educational agencies, including the interim assessments offered to local educational agencies pursuant to Section 60642.6, are intended for the purposes of improving teaching and pupil learning. Results of the assessments may be used to provide timely feedback to teachers that they may use to continually adjust instruction to improve learning, for communication with pupils parents or guardians, and for use by teachers in identifying professional development goals.
(b)Results from an interim assessment offered by the department shall not be used for any high-stakes purpose, including, but not limited to, teacher or other school staff evaluation, accountability, pupil grade promotion or retention, graduation, course or class placement, identification for gifted or talented education, reclassification of English learners, or identification as an individual with exceptional needs.