1. (a) For the purpose of this section, credential means any certificate, permit, authorization, or other certification document, which the Commission is empowered to issue. The fee for the following services shall be:

   1. (1) The fee for the issuance, reissuance, extension, or renewal of a credential shall be one hundred dollars unless otherwise established by law.
   2. (2) The fee for upgrading a Certificate of Eligibility to preliminary credential shall be one-half the fee specified in (a)(1) or the credential fee established by law.
   3. (3) Two hundred fifty dollars for a Board of Examiners' fee as provided in Section 80076.
   4. (4) The fee for the state basic skills proficiency test (“California Basic Educational Skills Test” or “CBEST”) shall be thirty dollars per subtest.
   5. (5) Seventeen dollars, or the actual fee charged if different from this amount, to reimburse the Commission for the actual amount charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for furnishing its summary criminal history information on applicants for credentials.
   6. (6) Thirty-two dollars, or the actual fee charged if it is different from this amount, to reimburse the Commission for the amount charged by the California State Department of Justice, Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau, for furnishing its summary criminal history information on applicants for credentials.
   7. (7) The fee for the Certificate of Clearance as specified in Section 80028 shall be one-half the fee in (a)(1) or the credential fee established by law.
2. (b) Except for the fee specified in (a)(3), the fees shall accompany the application for issuance, reissuance or renewal. The fees shall be deemed earned upon receipt and shall not be refunded even though the applicant does not qualify for the credential.
3. (c) The fee for examination administered by a contractor on behalf of the Commission shall be paid directly to the testing contractor unless otherwise specified by contract.
4. (d) The applicant shall receive either a credential or an evaluation which sets forth the requirements which have not been met.
5. (e) Where an applicant has met all the qualifications for a credential at the time the application is submitted, but where required verification or documentation has been delayed, no new or additional fee shall be charged if such required verification or documentation is submitted within sixty days.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 44225 and 44252.5, Education Code. Reference: Sections 44235, 44252.5, 44253.5, 44280, 44289, 44298, 44332.5(b), 44339, 44340 and 44341, Education Code; and Section 11105(e), Penal Code.

History

1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 4-23-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 17). For prior history, see Register 83, No. 32.

2. New subsection (a)(8) filed 8-17-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 33).

3. New subsection (a)(9) filed 3-29-85; designated effective 3-30-85 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 85, No. 13).

4. Amendment of subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) filed 4-15-85; designated effective 4-15-85 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 85, No. 18).

5. Amendment of subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 49).

6. Amendment of subsections (a), (b) and (c) filed 4-8-88; operative 5-8-88 (Register 88, No. 17).

7. Editorial correction of printing error in subsections (a)(2), (a)(6) and (a)(8) (Register 92, No. 24).

8. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 7-9-92; operative 8-10-92 (Register 92, No. 28).

9. Amendment of subsection (a)(5) and Note filed 12-27-93; operative 1-26-94 (Register 93, No. 53).

10. Amendment of subsections (a) and (a)(1) filed 11-17-94 as an emergency; operative 1-1-95 (Register 94, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

11. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-17-94 order including amendment of subsection (a)(1) transmitted to OAL 2-28-95 and filed 4-10-95 (Register 95, No. 15).

12. New subsection (g) and amendment of Note filed 5-13-97; operative 6-12-97 (Register 97, No. 20).

13. Amendment of subsection (a)(5) filed 12-26-2001; operative 12-26-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 52).

14. Amendment filed 2-28-2007; operative 3-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 9).

15. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 2-17-2009; operative 2-17-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 8).

16. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-26-2020; operative 7-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 13).

17. Amendment of subsections (a)(2) and (a)(4) filed 1-26-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 4).