5 CCR s 80024.7

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 80024.7

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 80024.7. Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and
Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit.

(a) Requirements for the initial issuance of an Emergency Bilingual,
Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit include
all of the following:

(1) The applicant and the employing agency must meet the general
requirements specified in Section 80023.2.

(2) The applicant must possess a valid credential or permit as
specified in Education Code Section 44253.4(b)(1).

(3) The applicant must verify target-language proficiency by one of
the following:

(A) Passage in the target language of the listening and speaking
sections of Test 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations, or the oral
language component of the Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC)
examination, or

(B) Passage in the target language of an assessment covering oral
language proficiency, both listening and speaking, administered by a
California college or university as a part of its Commission
accredited BCLAD emphasis program, or

(C) Passage in the target language for which the Commission has no
BCLAD Test 6 of an assessment covering oral language proficiency,
both listening and speaking, performed by an approved organization
pursuant to Education Code Section 44253.5(a), or

(D) Possession of a valid, non-emergency California Single Subject
or Standard Secondary Teaching Credential with a major in the target
language, or

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

(b) To reissue an Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and
Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit the applicant and the employing agency
must meet the requirements for reissuance of emergency permits specified
in Section 80026.6 except in lieu of the six semester units of coursework
or ninety clock hours of professional development described in Section
80026.6(a)(5), the applicant must complete both of the following:

(1) Pass either Test 4, Test 5, or all four parts of Test 6 of the
CLAD/BCLAD Examinations if these tests, or their equivalent as
detailed in Section 80015.1, were not passed prior to issuance of
the emergency permit being reissued. If all of these tests were
passed prior to the issuance of the emergency permit being reissued,
three semester units of coursework required for the CLAD Certificate
may be substituted. Passage of the four parts of Text 6 is not
required of anyone who qualifies for the emergency permit by
completion of subsections (D) or (E) in section 80024.7(a)(3) above.

(2) Pass either Test 1, Test 2, or Test 3 of the CLAD/BCLAD
Examinations if these tests, or their equivalent as detailed in
Section 80015.1, were not passed prior to issuance of the emergency
permit being reissued. If all of these tests were passed, or if the
applicant opts to complete coursework in lieu of taking these tests,
three semester units of coursework required for the CLAD Certificate
may be substituted.

(c) Authorization. The Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and
Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit authorizes the same service as the
Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD)
Certificate.

Note: Authority cited: Section 44225(q), Education Code.
Reference: Sections 44225, subdivisions (d) and (g), and 44300,
Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 8-8-95; operative 9-7-95 (Register 95, No. 32).

2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3)(B) and (b)-(b)(2) filed 11-12-99;
operative
11-12-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
46).

5 CCR s 80024.7, 5 CA ADC s 80024.7
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5 CA ADC s 80024.7

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