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This bill aims to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities by requiring changes to teacher and administrator preparation programs and the development of guidance and recommendations to support inclusive practices in California schools. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to revise its administrative services credential standards and performance expectations to include and strengthen preparation for inclusive learning environments, with a focus on universal design for learning (UDL), multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), and other evidence-based inclusive practices. 2. It requires administrator preparation programs to ensure their faculty are prepared in UDL, MTSS, co-teaching, and other inclusive practices, and to work with local educational agencies implementing model inclusion practices. 3. Contingent on an appropriation, it requires the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to develop and disseminate joint guidance on staffing inclusive classrooms and placements, and to submit a report to the Legislature on recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes to eliminate barriers to inclusive placements. 4. It requires the Department of Education to train the Instructional Quality Commission on UDL principles and strategies, and for the Commission to assess the extent to which instructional materials submitted for state adoption use UDL principles and strategies. The bill also includes provisions to ensure that the inclusion of deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind students is done with input and participation from those communities, and that the bill does not modify or affect the right of students with disabilities to a free and appropriate public education.

Budget and Finance, Education

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