§ 44260.1. — 44260.1. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 49.)

The minimum requirements for the five-year clear designated subjects career technical education teaching credential shall be all of the following:
(a)
A valid three-year preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential.
(b)
Two years of successful teaching, or the equivalent, as authorized by the preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential.
(c)
Completion of a program of personalized preparation as approved by the commission. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program of personalized preparation be consistent with whether the credentialholder performs full- or part-time service.
(d)
The study of health education, as specified in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259.
(e)
Completion of two semester units or passage of an examination on the principles and provisions of the United States Constitution, as specified in Section 44335.
(f)
The study of computer-based technology, including the uses of technology in educational settings.
(g)
Commencing July 1, 2025, certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that meets the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross unless the applicant has already demonstrated their certification in CPR pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 44260.
(h)
Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the holder of a credential described in this section shall satisfy the minimum experience requirements established by the local educational agency for each course the credentialholder is assigned to teach.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 49. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.