Education Code section 56362.5
(a)
Definition of the competencies required of a resource specialist.(b)
Provision for a system of direct application to the commission for a certificate of competence for each teacher who holds a valid special education credential, other than an emergency credential, and who satisfies any one of the following criteria:(1)
Provided instruction and services as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 80070.1 of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code as it read immediately prior to July 28, 1980, for two years prior to September 1, 1981.(2)
Provided instruction and services as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 80070.2 of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code as it read immediately prior to July 28, 1980, for two years prior to June 30, 1983.(c)
Provision for the issuance, for up to three years, of a preliminary nonrenewable certificate of competence for the resource specialist, and adoption of the standards for the issuance and continuing validity of such a certificate.(d)
Establishment of a system for verification of competencies through both of the following:(1)
Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved institution of higher education resource specialist certificate program.(2)
Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved competency assessment panels for resource specialist certification.(e)
Cooperation with the department in implementing these provisions.
Source:
Section 56362.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=56362.5. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).