Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 80523 - Extensions of Time
(a) The
Commission may assign to its certification staff the authority to extend the
time periods prescribed by Education Code Sections 44251, 44260, 44260.2,
44325, or 44455 concerning the term of the credential for applicants who
request a one-year extension of time to complete requirements. The applicant
must demonstrate good cause for requesting an extension of time to complete
requirements. Good cause shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) a requirement has been established since
the applicant received his or her credential;
(2) the applicant was unable to complete
requirements because of personal health problems or the health problems of a
family or household member;
(3) the
applicant is currently employed in a position requiring a credential or its
equivalent and no IHE or LEA can be reached within one and one-half hours of
traveling time;
(4) the applicant
submits verification from the IHE or LEA that there were no openings in the
program or that the required course work was unavailable;
(5) the applicant unknowingly completed
course work, such as continuing education courses, which the IHE, LEA, or
Commission cannot accept toward completion of the requirements;
(6) the applicant did not receive information
about the requirement from the Commission with sufficient time to complete the
requirement;
(7) the applicant
enrolled in a second or subsequent IHE or LEA and the new IHE or LEA required
additional course work or assessment which the applicant was unable to complete
on time;
(8) demands of job or
family made attendance at an IHE or LEA impossible;
(9) the applicant has completed educational
requirements, but has not met the experience requirement; and
(10) the applicant has not been employed in
the California public school system since the credential was
issued.
(b) Application
for a one-year extension pursuant to subsection (a) requires submission of a
completed Application for Credential Authorizing Public School Service (41-4)
together with its related Instruction and Information Sheet and Form OA-EF, as
specified in section
80001, the appropriate fee as
specified in section
80487(a)(1), a
letter explaining the good cause for the extension, and verification of
enrollment in a program or course work as related to the requirements
associated with the document for which the extension is requested.
(c) The extensions described in subsection
(a) may be issued only once, except in cases where the extenuating
circumstances continue to exist and the applicant has made sufficient progress
toward completion of the requirements.
(d) The Commission may extend one-time the
term of a preliminary or Level I teaching credential that requires completion
of a Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction for a two-year
period if the following conditions apply:
(1)
An individual's five-year time period has expired or will expire within one
calendar year and the individual obtains employment in an employing agency as
defined in subsection (f) which would allow the individual to complete a
Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction.
(2) The individual submits the following to
the Commission:
(A) A completed Application
for Credential Authorizing Public School Service (41-4) together with its
related Instruction and Information Sheet and Form OA-EF, as specified in
section 80001, and the appropriate fee as
specified in section
80487(a)(1).
(B) Verification of employment from an
employing agency in a position that allows the individual to complete a
Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction.
(C) Verification of enrollment in a
Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher
Induction.
(e)
The Commission may extend one time the term of a preliminary or Level I
teaching credential that requires completion of a Commission-Approved Program
of Beginning Teacher Induction for a three-year period if the following
conditions apply:
(1) An individual's
five-year time period has expired or will expire within one calendar year and
the individual has not been employed in a position which would allow completion
of a Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction.
(2) The individual submits the following to
the Commission:
(A) A completed Application
for Credential Authorizing Public School Service (41-4), together with its
related Instruction and Information Sheet and Form OA-EF, as specified in
section 80001, and the appropriate fee as
specified in section
80487(a)(1).
(B) A signed statement by the individual
which includes:
(i) Why the
Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction was not completed in
the five years while the preliminary or Level I credential was valid and a
description of the plan to complete the requirements within the three year
extension time period, and
(ii)
Certification that he or she was not employed in a position for which the
Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction was available or was
employed for less than one school year and was not able to complete the
Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher
Induction.
(f) Definitions:
(1) The term "employing agency" as used in
this section shall mean the following located within the state of California:
(A) Public school districts.
(B) County offices of education or county
superintendents of schools.
(C)
Schools that operate under the direction of a California state
agency.
(D) Nonpublic, nonsectarian
schools and agencies as defined in Education Code Sections 56365 and
56366.
(E) Charter Schools as
established pursuant to Education Code Section 47600 et seq.
(F) Private schools.
(G) Juvenile court school.
(H) Juvenile or adult
corrections.
(2)
"Commission-Approved Program of Beginning Teacher Induction" -- A program of
beginning teacher induction as specified in Education Code Section 44259(c)(2)
approved by the Commission and accredited by the Committee on Accreditation
pursuant to Section
80691(h).
Notes
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 3-7-2019; operative 3-7-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Section 44225, Education Code. Reference: Sections 44225(m), 44251, 44260, 44260.2, 44325, 44348 and 44455, Education Code.
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-7-2019; operative
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