Bill > AB959

This bill modifies the requirements for obtaining a preliminary administrative services credential in California, primarily focusing on the internship program and experience requirements. The bill limits one-year internship programs to those provided exclusively by school districts, county offices of education, or regionally accredited higher education institutions, ensuring more controlled and standardized training pathways. It also expands the types of professional experience that can count towards credential requirements, now including experience as a school-based occupational or physical therapist, and allows local educational agencies to request waivers for up to two years of experience for candidates who complete an approved administrative services program and have been offered an administrative position. Additionally, the bill requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to review its preservice, professional development, and supervision requirements for these internship programs when next considering administrative services credential pathways. The bill includes a technical provision that makes its amendments contingent on the simultaneous passage of another bill (Assembly Bill 1009), ensuring coordination between potential legislative changes to the education credentialing process.

Budget and Finance, Education

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