Ed. Code, § 44260 · Article 4. Credential Types
Ed. Code, § 44260
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The minimum requirements for the three-year preliminary designated subjects career technical education teaching credential shall be all of the following:
(a) Three years or the equivalent of adequate, successful, and recent experience in, or experience and education in, the subject named on the credential.
(b) Possession of a high school diploma or the passage of an equivalency examination as designated by the commission.
(c) Satisfaction of the requirements for teacher fitness pursuant to Sections 44339, 44340, and 44341.
(d) Commencing July 1, 2025, certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that meets the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the holder of a credential described in this section shall satisfy the minimum experience requirements established by the local educational agency for each course the credentialholder is assigned to teach.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 65, Sec. 1. (AB 2345) Effective January 1, 2025.
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