5 CCR s 80015.1

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 80015.1

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 5. EDUCATION
DIVISION 8. COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING
CHAPTER 1. CREDENTIALS ISSUED UNDER THE TEACHER PREPARATION AND LICENSING
LAW OF 1970
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
This database is current through 01/26/07, Register 2007, No. 4
s 80015.1. Requirements for the Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language
and Academic Development (BCLAD) Certificate.

A Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD)
Certificate can be earned in one of the following ways:

(a) By examination: The requirements for earning a BCLAD
Certificate by examination include all of the requirements specified
in subsections (1), (2), and (3) below:

(1) Possession of a valid credential or permit as specified in
Section 80015.2(a).

(2) Completion of one of the requirements listed below in
subsections (A) through (I). The Bilingual Certificate of Competence
(BCC) Examination referred to in this section is the examination
that was administered pursuant to Education Code Sections 44253.5
and 44253.6 as those sections existed on December 31, 1992. All test
scores used to qualify for a BCLAD Certificate, with the exception
of scores on the BCC Examination, must have been earned within seven
years prior to the date of application for the BCLAD Certificate.
BCC Examination scores used to qualify for a BCLAD Certificate must
have been earned within nine years prior to the date of application
for the BCLAD Certificate. The CLAD/BCLAD Examinations referred to
in this subsection are those examinations described in Section
80015.3. In subsections (A), (E), (F), and (I) below, passage of the
Language Component of the BCC Examination means passage of all three
sections of that component that assess proficiency in a language
other than English: oral, essay, and reading comprehension and
usage. Passage of only one or two of these three sections will
require the passage of all parts of Test 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD
Examinations except those parts that assess the same area of
proficiency assessed on the section(s) of the Language Component of
the BCC Examination that were passed.

(A) Passage of the Culture, Methodology, and Language Components of
the BCC Examination.

(B) Passage of Tests 1 through 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations.

(C) Passage of Tests 4, 5 and 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations and
one of the following:

1. Possession of a Language Development Specialist Certificate
(pursuant to Article 3.5, commencing with Section 44475, of Chapter
3 of the Education Code as that article existed on December 31,
1992).

2. Completion of the coursework described in Section 80015(a)(3).

3. Possession of a CLAD Certificate as described in Section 80015.

(D) Passage of the Culture and Methodology Components of the BCC
Examination and passage of Test 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations.

(E) Passage of the Language and Culture Components of the BCC
Examination and passage of Tests 2 and 4 of the CLAD/BCLAD
Examinations.

(F) Passage of the Language and Methodology Components of the BCC
Examination and passage of Test 5 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations.

(G) Passage of the Culture Component of the BCC Examination and
passage of Tests 1-4 and 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations.

(H) Passage of the Methodology Component of the BCC Examination and
passage of Test 1, 3, 5, and 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations.

(I) Passage of the Language Component of the BCC Examination and
passage of Tests 1-5 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations.

(3) Submission of a complete application packet and fee(s) as
specified in Section 80487.

(4) In subsections (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) above, the
requirement to pass Test 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations may be
waived by either of the following:

(A) Possession of a valid, non-emergency California Single Subject
or Standard Secondary Teaching Credential with a major in a language
other than English.

(B) Possession of a three-year or higher degree from a foreign
institution in which all instruction is delivered in a language
other than English. The foreign institution must be equivalent in
status to a regionally accredited institution of higher education in
the United States.

(b) By converting a Bilingual Certificate of Competence: Converting
a Bilingual Certificate of Competence to a BCLAD Certificate is not
required. Unless used to apply for a BCLAD Certificate, a Bilingual
Certificate of Competence shall remain valid as long as the holder's
prerequisite teaching credential remains valid. The Bilingual
Certificate of Competence authorizes the same services as the BCLAD
Certificate as specified in Section 80015.2(c). The requirements for
earning a BCLAD Certificate by converting a Bilingual Certificate of
Competence include all of the following:

(1) Submission of the valid Bilingual Certificate of Competence
issued to the applicant.

(2) Submission of a complete application packet and a fee equal to
one-half of the current credential application fee as specified in
Section 80487.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 44253.9 and 44225(q), Education
Code. Reference: Sections 44253.4, 44253.6, 44225(b) and 44225(d),
Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 5-18-94; operative 7-1-94 (Register 94, No. 20).

2. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a)(2)(C)1. and
renumbering subsections filed 7-31-2003 pursuant to
section 100, title 1,California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No.
31).

5 CCR s 80015.1, 5 CA ADC s 80015.1
1CAC

5 CA ADC s 80015.1

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