Section 41521.

(a) The teacher credentialing block grant shall include funding previously apportioned to school districts for purposes of beginning teacher support and assessment as set forth in Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44279.1) of Chapter 2 of Part 25.

(b) For purposes of issuing teaching credentials, certificates, or other authorizations, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall approve the programs described by subdivision (a). To ensure the Superintendent has the requisite information to allocate funding based on the number of participating credential candidates pursuant to this article, the commission shall inform the Superintendent on an ongoing basis of the approval status of these programs and numbers of participating candidates in each approved program.

(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 677, Sec. 15. Effective October 7, 2005.)