Bill Text: CA SB1257 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1257 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Special education: substitute teachers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-02 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1257 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB1257-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1257

Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh

February 17, 2022

An act to amend Section 56061 of the Education Code, relating to special education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1257, as introduced, Ochoa Bogh. Special education: substitute teachers.

Existing law authorizes a person holding a valid credential authorizing substitute teaching to serve as a substitute for the appropriately credentialed special education teacher if specified conditions are met.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 56061 of the Education Code is amended to read:

56061.

A person holding a valid credential authorizing substitute teaching may serve as a substitute for the appropriately credentialed special education teacher as follows:

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the employer shall not employ an inappropriately credentialed substitute teacher for a period of more than 20 cumulative ~~school days~~ schooldays for each special education teacher absent during each school year.

(b) Upon application by the district or county office, the ~~superintendent~~ Superintendent may approve an extension of 20 ~~school days~~ schooldays in addition to those authorized by subdivision (a).

(c) Only in extraordinary circumstances may an additional number of days be granted beyond the 40 ~~school days~~ schooldays provided for by in subdivisions (a) and (b). ~~Such~~ Those additional days shall be granted in writing by the ~~superintendent.~~ Superintendent. The ~~superintendent~~ Superintendent shall report to the board on all requests granted for an additional number of days pursuant to this subdivision.