California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 44253.45

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 1306) Effective January 1, 2026.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may approve a teacher education program offered by a school district or county office of education administered for purposes of earning a cross-cultural language and academic development certificate, English learner authorization, or a bilingual authorization certificate,

including a California Teacher of English Learners program.

(b)The commission shall apply the standards for approval of a program of professional preparation offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education to a program of professional preparation offered by a school district or county office of education under this section.

Cite this section

Cal. Educ. Code § 44253.45 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-3-local-administration/part-25-employees/chapter-2-teacher-credentialing/article-4-credential-types/section-44253.45

Other sections in Article 4 - Credential Types

§ 44250§ 44251§ 44251.2§ 44252§ 44252.1§ 44252.2§ 44252.5§ 44252.6§ 44252.8§ 44252.9…§ 44274.3§ 44274.4§ 44274.5§ 44275.4§ 44275.5§ 44275.6§ 44276§ 44276.1§ 44276.6§ 44277

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