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		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Ahrens</ns0:AuthorText>
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		<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 44257.5 of the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing. </ns0:Title>
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			<ns0:Subject>Teacher credentialing: computer science instruction: workgroup.</ns0:Subject>
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			<html:p>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 issue a single subject teaching credential only in specified subjects and authorizes the commission to issue an authorization to teach a subject other than the one authorized by a single subject teaching credential if the holder of the credential meets certain requirements.</html:p>
			<html:p>Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, requires the commission, on or before July 1, 2024, to convene a workgroup on credentialing for instruction in computer science, as provided. Existing law also requires the commission, on or before July 1, 2025, to provide a
			 report of the workgroup’s findings and recommendations, as provided. Existing law repeals these provisions as of January 1, 2028.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would extend the above-referenced deadlines by 2 years and delay the repeal date of those provisions by 2 years.</html:p>
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		<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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				Section 44257.5 of the 
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								(a)
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								On or before July 1, 2026, the commission shall convene a workgroup on credentialing for instruction in computer science to do all of the following:
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								(1)
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								Determine which single subject teaching credentials or designated subjects career technical education teaching credentials, if any, should also authorize teaching computer science.
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								Determine whether a single subject teaching credential in computer science should be established.
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								(3)
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								Make recommendations on strategies to meet the workforce demands associated with expanding access to computer science instruction to all pupils.
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								(b)
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								At least one-half of the workgroup shall be composed of current classroom teachers with experience teaching computer science at the secondary level and the workgroup shall also include representatives from:
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								School administration.
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								(2)
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								Institutions of higher education involved in the preparation of teachers to teach computer science.
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								Content experts in the field of computer science education.
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								(c)
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								On or before July 1,
						2027, the commission shall provide a report of the workgroup’s findings and recommendations to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.
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								This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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								The implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
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