Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Current law establishes the minimum requirements for a service credential with a specialization in health for a school nurse. Existing requirements include a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institution for a preliminary credential and, for a professional credential, an additional year of coursework beyond a baccalaureate degree in a program approved by the commission.
This bill revises the requirement that the baccalaureate or higher degree be from an accredited institution and will now require that it be from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. The bill adds a provision to Section 44267.5 of the Education Code allowing the commission to approve a program offered by a local educational agency, which had 40,000 or more pupils enrolled during the 2019-20 school year, for one year of coursework beyond the baccalaureate degree.
(AB 815 amends Section 44267.5 of the Education Code.)