{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-44253.45","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 44253.45","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may approve a teacher education program offered by a school district or county office of education administered for purposes of earning a cross-cultural language and academic development certificate, English learner authorization, or a bilingual authorization certificate, including a California Teacher of English Learners program.\n(b) The commission shall apply the standards for approval of a program of professional preparation offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education to a program of professional preparation offered by a school district or county office of education under this section.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION [35000. - 45500.]","PART 25. EMPLOYEES [44000. - 45500.]","CHAPTER 2. Teacher Credentialing [44200. - 44418.]","ARTICLE 4. Credential Types [44250. - 44277.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4a4bae5862428668c63ccec9e53f85b8acb09bb87e4fe4f500dadfc4ff7932e0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-44253.4","next":"us-ca/edc-44253.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}