AB 2206

Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law authorizes the commission to approve a regionally accredited institution of higher education to recommend to the commission the issuance of credentials to persons who have successfully completed a teacher education program of the institution if the program meets the standards approved by the commission. Existing law defines a regionally accredited institution of higher education for these purposes to include, among other institutions, a community or junior college that confers baccalaureate degrees and is regionally accredited by specified accrediting entities, as provided. This bill would delete a community or junior college that confers baccalaureate degrees and is regionally accredited by specified accrediting entities from the definition of “regionally accredited,” thereby limiting the applicability of provisions related to teacher credentials and community and junior colleges to those specific provisions in which coursework completed at accredited community and junior colleges may count toward satisfying the requirements for a teaching credential. This bill would instead authorize the commission, from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2033, inclusive, to approve a community college that offers a baccalaureate degree program, as specified, to recommend to the commission the issuance of a designated subjects career technical education credential to persons who have successfully completed a program of personalized preparation for that credential if the preparation program meets commission-approved standards. This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct an interim statewide evaluation of the programs of personalized preparation for designated subjects career technical education credentials at community colleges that are accredited by the commission, as provided. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office, on or before January 1, 2032, to report the results of the interim statewide evaluation to the Legislature and the Governor.