Section 80071 - Qualification by Examination for Issuance of Credential(a) Every applicant who seeks to satisfy a credential, certificate, permit, or waiver requirement by examination must meet the passing score requirement(s) established by the Commission that were in effect at the time the examination was taken. A list of the adopted examinations and passing score requirements will be made available upon request to the Commission.(b) For each examination score used to satisfy a requirement for the issuance of a credential, certificate, permit, or waiver, there can be no more than ten years between (1) the date the score was earned and (2) the issuance date of the credential, certificate, permit, or waiver for which the examination score is used.(c) For purposes of this section, the Video Performance Assessment of the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment, described in Education Code § 44283, is considered an examination.(d) Once an examination score has been used to satisfy a California certification requirement, it may be used to satisfy a requirement of another certification document regardless of the ten-year limit described in subsection (b) if the score satisfies the passing score requirement for the new document.(e) The ten-year limit described in subsection (b) shall not apply to scores on examinations used to 1) verify knowledge of the Constitution of the United States, as specified in Education Code § 44335; 2) grant credit by an institution of higher education; or 3) verify experience learning a second language required for the Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate, as specified in Section 80015 of the Title 5 Regulations. The ten-year limit on scores described in subsection (b) shall not apply to any examination that is exempt from this requirement by statute or regulation. The ten-year limit on scores described in subsection (b) shall not apply to any examination that was discontinued for certification use and no longer administered prior to January 1, 2017.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 80071
1. Amendment and renumbering of Part I, Division 7, Subchapter 17, Article 3 (Sections 5941-5957) to Part VIII, Chapter 1, Article 3 (Sections 80071-80094), filed 12-16-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 51). For prior history see Registers 77, No. 33 and No. 9; Register 76, No. 17; Register 75, No. 44; and Register 73, No. 26.
2. Amendment filed 6-5-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 23).
3. Amendment filed 4-17-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 16).
4. Amendment of article heading, section and NOTE filed 1-10-2000; operative 2-9-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2).
5. Amendment of subsections (b), (d) and (e) filed 12-5-2016; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2016, No. 50). Note: Authority cited: Section 44225(q), Education Code. Reference: Sections 44225(d), 44252, 44253.3, 44280, 44283, 44289 and 44335, Education Code.
1. Amendment and renumbering of Part I, Division 7, Subchapter 17, Article 3 (Sections 5941-5957) to Part VIII, Chapter 1, Article 3 (Sections 80071-80094), filed 12-16-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 51). For prior history see Registers 77, No. 33 and No. 9; Register 76, No. 17; Register 75, No. 44; and Register 73, No. 26.
2. Amendment filed 6-5-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 23).
3. Amendment filed 4-17-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 16).
4. Amendment of article heading, section and Note filed 1-10-2000; operative 2-9-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2).
5. Amendment of subsections (b), (d) and (e) filed 12-5-2016; operative 4/1/2017 (Register 2016, No. 50).