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CA AB1164
Bill
Status
5/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tony Thurmond
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AI Summary
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Adds computer science to the list of subject areas for which the California Educator Development (CalED) Program can fund new teacher credentials, alongside special education, mathematics, science, and bilingual education.
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Requires grant recipients to provide an equal match of resources to supplement CalED Program funding and conform proposed activities to federal Every Student Succeeds Act requirements.
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Prioritizes grant awards to applicants demonstrating need for teachers in shortage areas, serving unduplicated pupils, operating in rural areas, or using high numbers of emergency permit teachers.
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Mandates the California Center on Teaching Careers report grant outcomes to legislative budget committees, the Legislative Analyst's Office, and the Department of Finance by October 1 each year.
Legislative Description
Teachers: recruitment and retention: computer science.
Last Action
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
8/23/2018