Education Code section 44343.5

(a)

The commission shall grant or deny a completed application for a credential within seven days of the date that the commission received the application if the applicant does both of the following:

(1)

Supplies the commission with evidence that the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders.

(2)

Holds a valid teaching credential in another state, district, or territory of the United States.

(b)

The seven-day processing time set forth in this section shall not apply to an application subject to a fitness review by the commission pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 44240).

Source: Section 44343.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=44343.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2018; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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