Bilingual Authorization Program-Specific Precondition Evidence Guide

The program-specific precondition below requires specific evidence to demonstrate compliance. This document includes the required evidence to demonstrate compliance with this Precondition. Please note that the Commission accepts authentic program documentation that demonstrates the equivalent to the evidence required.

 

PRECONDITION LANGUAGE     REQUIRED EVIDENCE
(1) Prerequisite Credential An institution operating a program for the Bilingual Authorization must verify, prior to recommending a candidate for the authorization, that the candidate holds a prerequisite credential or is recommended for a prerequisite credential simultaneously. The prerequisite credential must include an English Learner authorization or the candidate must be eligible for an English Learner authorization pursuant to the provisions of Education Code section  44253.4(b)(1) and 5 California Code of Regulations (CCR) sections  80015.1(a)(1) and  80015.2.  

Acceptable prerequisite credentials include a valid California teaching credential, services credential(s) with the added special class authorization, visiting faculty permit, child development permit (excluding assistant and associate permit), or children’s center permit which credential or permit authorizes the holder to provide instruction to pupils in preschool, kindergarten, any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or classes primarily organized for adults, except for the following: emergency credentials or permits, exchange credentials as specified in Education Code section 44333, district intern credentials as specified in education code section 44325, sojourn certificated employee credentials as specified in Education Code section 44856, and teacher education internship credentials as specified in Education Code Article 3 (commencing with Education Code section 44450) of Chapter 3.
  1. Link to admission requirements on program website that indicates candidates for the Bilingual Authorization must hold a prerequisite teaching credential or earn the prerequisite credential simultaneously with an English Learner Authorization or be eligible for an English Learner Authorization. 

  2. Checklist or tracking document showing how and when the program verifies the candidate holds the prerequisite credential, or has earned the prerequisite credential simultaneously, and that the credential includes an English Learner Authorization or that the candidate is eligible for an English Learner Authorization.
Updated March 29, 2023