5 CCR s 80037

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 80037

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 2. CREDENTIAL TYPES, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS
This database is current through 01/26/07, Register 2007, No. 4
s 80037. Specific Requirements for and Authorization of the
Designated Subjects Preliminary and Clear Special Subjects Teaching
Credential.

(a) The minimum requirements for the preliminary special subjects teaching
credential shall include all of the following:

(1) Experience, or experience and education, or education in each
special subject to be named on the credential, which totals four
years. One year of the required experience shall be within the
three-year period immediately preceding the issuance of the
credential. This requirement shall be verified in one of the
following ways:

(A) for the special subject: Aviation Flight and/or Aviation Ground
Instruction, experience is to be verified by the Federal Aviation
Agency;

(B) for the special subject: Basic Military Drill, experience is to
be verified by the adjutant general of the State of California; or

(C) for the special subject: Reserve Officers Training Corp (R.O
.T.C.), experience is to be verified by the branch of military
service sponsoring the program in the employing school district; or

(D) for the special subject: Driver Education and Training, a
baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or
university and a valid California Driver's License.

(2) License, or recommendation, or course work shall meet one of
the following criteria:

(A) for the special subject: Aviation Flight and/or Aviation Ground
Instruction, possession of a properly rated valid certificate,
issued by the Federal Aviation Agency;

(B) for the special subject: Basic Military Drill, a recommendation
from the adjutant general of the State of California;

(C) for the special subject: R.O.T.C., a recommendation from the
branch of military service sponsoring the program in the employing
school districts;

(D) for the special subject: Driver Education and Training, twelve
semester hours of subject-matter course work in driver education;

(E) for the special subject: Limited Driver Training, a valid
California driver's license; submission of a current transcript of
driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles; possession of
a written statement from the prospective employing school district
attesting to the applicant's ability to actually perform
behind-the-wheel driver instruction; and possession of written
assurance, from the prospective employing school district, that
adequate supervision and appropriate staff development will be
provided for the individual receiving the limited driver training
authorization.

(3) Verification of a high school diploma or the equivalent;

(4) Verification of knowledge of the Constitution of the United
States, as specified in Education Code Section 44335, by one of the
means described in Section 80415;

(5) Verification of passage of the California Basic Education
Skills Test, as specified in Education Code Section 44252.

(6) Verification by the Employing School District (ESD) or a
Commission-approved Local Education Agency (LEA) that the applicant
is aware of the requirements for the clear credential, including the
program of personalized preparation;

(7) Submission of a completed application form; a recommendation
signed by a Commission-approved LEA or the ESD on a form approved by
the Commission; the fee as specified in Section 80487; verification
as specified for requirements (a)(1) through (a)(6); and personal
identification on duplicate fingerprint cards.

(b) The minimum requirements for the clear special subjects teaching
credential shall include all of the following:

(1) A valid preliminary special subjects teaching credential;

(2) Verification by the ESD of two years, or the equivalent, of
successful teaching as defined in subsection 80034(f) and as
authorized by the preliminary special subjects teaching credential;

(3) Verification by a Commission-approved LEA of completion of nine
semester units, or 135 clock hours, in a Commission-approved
program(s) of personalized preparation;

(4) Verification of completion of the health unit requirement
specified in Education Code Section 44261, by one of the means
specified in Section 80421;

(5) Submission of a completed application form; a recommendation
signed by a Commission-approved LEA and/or the ESD on a form
approved by the Commission; the fee as specified in Section 80487;
and verifications as specified for requirements (b)(2), (b)(3) and
(b)(4).

(c) Authorization. The preliminary or clear Special Subjects teaching
credential authorizes the holder to teach the subject, named on the
credential, in grades 12 and below, and classes organized primarily for
adults.

(d) Period of Validity. The period of validity of the preliminary and
clear special subjects teaching credentials shall be as follows:

(1) A preliminary special subjects teaching credential issued on
the basis of the applicant's satisfaction of all requirements
excepting (a)(4) shall be valid for one year. The one-year
preliminary special subjects teaching credential shall be extended
to the full five-year preliminary period upon verification of
satisfaction of requirement (a)(4) and submission of a completed
application form and the fee, as specified in Section 80487;

(2) A preliminary special subjects teaching credential issued on
the basis of the applicant's satisfaction of all requirements
specified in subsection (a) shall be valid for five years;

(3) A clear special subjects education teaching credential issued
on the basis of the applicant's satisfaction of all requirements
specified in subsection (b) shall be valid for five years and is
renewable on the basis of an application and payment of a fee.

Note: Authority cited: Section 44225, Education Code. Reference:
Sections 44252, 44260.4, 44261 and 44335, Education Code.

HISTORY

1. Repealer and new section filed 2-23-84; effective thirtieth day
thereafter
(Register 84, No. 8).

5 CCR s 80037, 5 CA ADC s 80037
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5 CA ADC s 80037

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