Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5, § 80047 – Credentials, Certificates, and Authorizations to Provide Instructional Services to Students with Specific Learning Disability or Intellectual Disability (Mild to Moderate).

(a) Education Specialist Instruction Credential: Mild to Moderate Support Needs
(b) Education Specialist Instruction Credential: Mild/Moderate Disabilities
(c) Education Specialist Instruction Credential, Certificate, and Added Authorization: Early Childhood Special Education
(d) Special Education Specialist Instruction Credential for the Learning Handicapped
(e) Standard Teaching Credential with the Minor-Mentally Retarded
(f) Restricted Special Education Credential-Educable Mentally Retarded
(g) Limited Specialized Preparation Credential-Mentally Retarded
(h) Special Secondary Credential-Mentally Retarded
(i) Exceptional Children Credential-Mentally Retarded
(j) Holders of the Education Specialist Instruction Credential: Language and Academic Development are authorized to teach students who fall within the disability categories in this section with academic communication and language needs in the following areas: language development, school readiness and social skills, and literacy development addressing competencies across the curriculum in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and academic areas.

Holders of the listed credentials, certificates, and authorizations are authorized to teach students with mild to moderate support needs related to “specific learning disability” as defined in subsection 300.8(c)(10) of Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart A or “intellectual disability” as defined in subsection 300.8(c)(6) of Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart A.

Note: Authority cited: Section 44225, Education Code. Reference: Sections 44265 and 44343, Education Code; 34 C.F.R. 300.8(c)(6) and (10); and 20 USC 1401(3), (14), (15), (16), (29) and (30).

History

1. New section filed 12-22-86; designated effective 1-1-87 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d)(Register 86, No.52).

2. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 9-26-97; operative 10-26-97 (Register 97, No. 39).

3. Amendment of section heading and first paragraph, new subsection (b), subsection relettering and amendment of Note filed 5-27-2010; operative 6-26-2010 (Register 2010, No. 22).

4. Amendment of section heading, first paragraph and subsection (b) and new subsection (i) filed 8-4-2011; operative 9-3-2011 (Register 2011, No. 31).

5. Amendment of section heading and first paragraph, new subsection (a) and subsection relettering filed 5-31-2022; operative 7-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 22).