CA SB1263

Commission on Teacher Credentialing must report the number of programs with low pass rates on teaching performance assessments and assist those programs using evidence-based strategies, with no fees charged to candidates for instructional supports.

Commission must maintain a secondary passing standard for teaching performance assessments that can be used with consideration of other evidence of candidate performance for recommending candidates for teaching credentials.

Commission must convene a workgroup by March 1, 2025, composed of classroom teachers, teacher educators, and performance assessment experts to assess and develop recommendations for the design and implementation of teaching performance assessments, with commission adoption of recommendations by July 1, 2025, and implementation by July 1, 2028.

Commission must report to the Legislature annually from October 15, 2025, through October 15, 2028, on workgroup progress and implementation of adopted recommendations.

Governor may appoint one deputy to the executive director of the commission exempt from state civil service, and $729,000 from the Teacher Credentials Fund is appropriated for fiscal year 2024-25 to support the workgroup's operations.