CA AB2122

Establishes the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program to recruit classified school employees (noncertificated school workers) to become fully credentialed teachers in public schools.

Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a request for proposals to all school districts and county offices of education, with selection criteria including meeting teacher shortages in transitional kindergarten through grade 12 and developing job ladders from classified positions to teaching roles.

Mandates participants pass criminal background checks, hold an associate degree or complete two years of postsecondary education, and commit to earning a bachelor's degree, obtaining a teaching credential (multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist), and teaching in the district for one year per year of financial assistance.

Requires independent evaluation of the program every five years with the first evaluation due July 1, 2021, and annual legislative reports on recruitment numbers, academic progress, employment outcomes, and demographic composition of participants.

Allocates funding for up to 1,000 new participants per year at a maximum of $4,000 per participant per year, contingent upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act.