6360 Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Major Program Changes
  • The Budget proposes to increase the teacher credentialing fee in 2012-13 by $15 from $55 to $70 to generate $3 million in additional revenue for the Teacher Credentials Fund. The additional revenue is necessary to partially address the Commission's 2012-13 operating deficit of $5 million.

  • The Budget proposes to increase testing fees in 2012-13 by five percent to generate $500,000 of additional revenue for the Test Development and Administration Account. The additional revenue is necessary to partially address the Commission's 2012-13 operating deficit of $5 million.

  • The Budget proposes to decrease state operations by $1.5 million in 2012-13 as a result of eliminating 13 vacant positions, eliminating four positions to reflect operational efficiencies generated by streamlining the teacher preparation and credentialing processes, and achieving operational savings from reduced information technology costs. The Commission will work with the State Board of Education to identify ways to streamline the teacher preparation and credentialing processes.

  • The Budget proposes to provide a $2.3 million loan in 2011-12 from the Test Development and Administration Account to the Teacher Credentials Fund to address the Commission's state operations shortfall.