Guide to Out-of-State Bilingual Authorizations

Individuals who hold teaching credentials from another state with one of the authorizations listed in the following chart may request that the corresponding Bilingual authorization be listed on their California teaching credential. For additional information, see Coded Correspondence 17-05 regarding Bilingual authorizations.

This is a guide and may not contain all acceptable Bilingual authorizations issued by each state. The Commission continues to research this information and changes will be made as additional information becomes available.

An individual who holds a document with a Bilingual authorization not included in the guide must provide a letter from the state agency that issued the document that verifies that the document issued authorized the holder to provide the equivalent English language development (ELD), specially designed academic instruction in English (SDAIE), primary language development, and content instruction delivered in the primary language services at the time the individual earned the document. Primary language development is defined as instruction for English learner students to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in their primary language. Content instruction delivered in the primary language is defined as instruction for English learner students in a subject area delivered in the students’ primary language.

The Commission reserves the right to make the final determination regarding the equivalency of any authorization submitted for evaluation.