Legal Resources | Title 5 | T5 80024.7
Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit.
(a) Requirements for the initial issuance of an Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit include all of the following:
(1) The applicant and the employing agency must meet the general requirements specified in Section 80023.2.
(2) The applicant must possess a valid credential or permit as specified in Education Code Section 44253.4(b)(1).
(3) The applicant must verify target-language proficiency by one of the following:
(A) Passage in the target language of the listening and speaking sections of Test 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations, or the oral language component of the Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC) examination, or
(B) Passage in the target language of an assessment covering oral language proficiency, both listening and speaking, administered by a California college or university as a part of its Commission accredited BCLAD emphasis program, or
(C) Passage in the target language for which the Commission has no BCLAD Test 6 of an assessment covering oral language proficiency, both listening and speaking, performed by an approved organization pursuant to Education Code Section 44253.5(a), or
(D) Possession of a valid, non-emergency California Single Subject or Standard Secondary Teaching Credential with a major in the target language, or
(E) Possession of a three-year or higher degree from a foreign institution in which all instruction was delivered in the target language. The foreign institution must be equivalent in status to a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
(b) To reissue an Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit the applicant and the employing agency must meet the requirements for reissuance of emergency permits specified in Section 80026.6 except in lieu of the six semester units of coursework or ninety clock hours of professional development described in Section 80026.6(a)(5), the applicant must complete both of the following:
(1) Pass either Test 4, Test 5, or all four parts of Test 6 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations if these tests, or their equivalent as detailed in Section 80015.1, were not passed prior to issuance of the emergency permit being reissued. If all of these tests were passed prior to the issuance of the emergency permit being reissued, three semester units of coursework required for the CLAD Certificate may be substituted. Passage of the four parts of Text 6 is not required of anyone who qualifies for the emergency permit by completion of subsections (D) or (E) in Section 80024.7(a)(3) above.
(2) Pass either Test 1, Test 2, or Test 3 of the CLAD/BCLAD Examinations if these tests, or their equivalent as detailed in Section 80015.1, were not passed prior to issuance of the emergency permit being reissued. If all of these tests were passed, or if the applicant opts to complete coursework in lieu of taking these tests, three semester units of coursework required for the CLAD Certificate may be substituted.
(c) Authorization. The Emergency Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Permit authorizes the same service as the Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Certificate.
Authority cited:
Education Code 44225(q)
Reference:
Education Code 44225, subdivisions (d) and (g)
Education Code 44300
(Amended by Register 99, No. 46)