ARTICLE 3. Teacher Education Internship Act of 1967 [44450. - 44468.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 3.
in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44451. Section 44451.

The intent of the Legislature in enacting this article is to increase the effectiveness of teachers and other professional school service personnel in the public schools of California by placing theory and practice as closely together as possible in college and university programs for the preparation of teachers and professional school service personnel. The Teacher Education Internship Act of 1967 is enacted to encourage the development and maintenance of preparation programs that are realistic and practical in content and theory and are directly related to the individual functions and responsibilities practitioners in the public schools of California face. The desirability of joining theory and practice during the learning period has been demonstrated amply in teaching internship programs during the past several years both within and without the state.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44452. Section 44452.

Any school district may, in cooperation with an approved college or university, establish a teacher education internship program as provided in Section 44321, and meeting the provisions of the statutes and of the regulations of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44453. Section 44453.

(a) For admission to all teaching internship programs authorized by this article, an applicant shall have a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and shall pass a subject matter examination as provided in Section 44280 or complete a commission-approved subject matter program as provided in Section 44310. (b) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall ensure that each university internship program in California provides program elements to its interns as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and its implementing regulations.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44456. Section 44456.

Notwithstanding Section 44455, an internship credential may be renewed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing if in its judgment an applicant is unable to complete renewal requirements because of illness or other circumstances judged to be extenuating and not within the control of the applicant.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44457. Section 44457.

Prior to enrollment in any college or university preparation program to renew the internship credential, appropriate personnel in the employing school district shall counsel with the intern and a total program for the first and subsequent renewals shall be planned. The county superintendent of schools shall be involved in the program planning in the case of joint recommendations.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44458. Section 44458.

The program shall meet the instructional or service needs of the district with the primary objective being to increase the effectiveness of the intern in the district. Both the district and the intern shall concur in the program planned.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44459. Section 44459.

The full cooperation of colleges and universities is essential if teaching and service internship programs are to be successful. A school district establishing an internship program shall seek the cooperation of public and private colleges and universities, especially those within the geographic service area of the district for the establishment of courses and classes necessary for renewal.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44460. Section 44460.

The intern shall have the right to attend any regionally accredited institution of higher education of the intern’s choice for the completion of renewal requirements. The success of internship programs will lie in the development of integrated, well-organized, and sequential programs of study by cooperating colleges and universities. When appropriate and feasible, colleges and universities may provide off-campus programs of study for interns within the geographic area of their employing school districts.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44461. Section 44461.

The supervisory help and guidance of interns as they pursue their school district responsibilities are important for the success of such programs. The utilization of competent and qualified college and university staff members for this purpose is encouraged. To help achieve this end, school districts, and county superintendents of schools in the case of joint recommendations, may enter into agreements with colleges and universities for the employment of staff for such supervision.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44462. Section 44462.

Salary payments for supervision of interns may be made out of district funds and may be met by reducing proportionately the salaries paid interns. Under this authorization no more than eight interns may be supervised by one staff member and the normal district salary paid each intern may be reduced by as much as, but no more than, one-eighth to pay the salary of the supervisor. In no event may an intern be paid less than the minimum salary required to be paid by the state to a regularly certificated teacher.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44463. Section 44463.

An intern shall have the right to change school districts upon completion of a school contract year and become an intern in a new school district if recommended by the new school district. A new application recommending issuance of a new internship credential shall be submitted by the school district in behalf of the individual and the renewal procedures shall be followed.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44464. Section 44464.

An internship credential shall be valid only as long as the holder is in good standing in the teacher internship program of the district that makes the request, notwithstanding any provision of Section 44463, and the rights provided by Sections 44948 and 44949 shall not be afforded to interns.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44465. Section 44465.

A school district shall give special supervision and assistance to each intern above and beyond that given to other newly certificated and newly employed school personnel. A school district shall seek the assistance of the college or university in coordinating the program for the intern.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44466. Section 44466.

An intern shall not acquire tenure while serving on an internship credential. A person who, after completing a teaching internship program authorized pursuant to this article, is employed for at least one complete school year in a position requiring certification qualifications by the school district that employed the person as an intern during the immediately preceding school year and is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications shall, at the commencement of the succeeding school year, acquire tenure.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44467. Section 44467.

Colleges and universities may continue the development and maintenance of internship credential programs under their own auspices seeking the cooperation of school districts in their full implementation.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44468. Section 44468.

(a) An internship program, established pursuant to Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 44325) of Chapter 2 or this article, that is accredited by the commission shall provide interns who meet entrance criteria and are accepted to a multiple subject teaching credential program, a PK-3 early childhood education specialist credential program, a single subject teaching credential program, or an education specialist credential program that provides instruction to individuals with mild to moderate disabilities the opportunity to choose an early program completion option, culminating in a five-year preliminary teaching credential. The early program completion option shall be made available to interns who meet the following requirements: (1) Pass a written assessment that assesses knowledge of teaching foundations, is adopted for this purpose by the commission, and includes all of the following: (A) Human development as it relates to teaching and learning aligned with the state content and performance standards for pupils adopted by the state board. (B) Techniques to address learning differences including working with pupils with special needs. (C) Techniques to address working with English learners to provide access to the curriculum. (D) Reading instruction as set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259. (E) The assessment of pupil progress based upon the state content and performance standards for pupils adopted by the state board and planning intervention based on the assessment. (F) Classroom management techniques. (G) Methods of teaching the subject fields. (2) (A) Pass the teaching performance assessment as set forth in Section 44320.2. (B) An intern participating in the early completion option may take the teaching performance assessment only one time as part of the early completion option. An intern who takes the teaching performance assessment but is not successful may complete the internship program. Scores on this assessment shall be used by the internship program in providing the individualized professional development plan for interns that emphasizes preparation in areas where additional growth is warranted and waiving preparation in areas where the candidate has demonstrated competence. The intern shall retake and pass the teaching performance assessment at the end of the internship in order to be considered for recommendation by the internship program to the commission. (3) Until the commission ensures that an approved teaching performance assessment for a preliminary multiple subject credential, for a preliminary PK-3 early childhood education specialist credential, and for a preliminary education specialist credential assesses candidates for competence in instruction in literacy, as specified in Sections 44320.2 and 44320.3, as applicable, successfully pass a reading instruction competence assessment required by Section 44283, if required for the intern’s credential. (4) Meet the requirements for teacher fitness as set forth in Sections 44339, 44340, and 44341. (b) An intern who elects to use the early completion option must first pass the assessment required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) in order to qualify to take the teaching performance assessment required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). (c) An intern who passes the assessments described in subdivision (a) and is recommended by the internship program to the commission is eligible for a five-year preliminary multiple subject teaching credential, single subject teaching credential, PK-3 early childhood education specialist credential, or education specialist credential that authorizes instruction to individuals with mild to moderate disabilities. (d) The commission shall issue a clear multiple subject teaching credential, a clear PK-3 early childhood education specialist credential, a clear education specialist credential, or single subject teaching credential to an applicant whose employing school district documents, in a manner prescribed by the commission, that the applicant has fulfilled both of the following requirements: (1) Holds a preliminary five-year teaching credential issued by the commission. (2) Completes a commission-approved teacher induction program.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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