California Education Code

§ 44253.45

EDC § 44253.45 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(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.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 1306) Effective January 1, 2026.