Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 80048.9 - Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing

(a) The minimum requirements for the preliminary Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential include (1) through (5).

(1) Hold or has been recommended for a master's degree or higher in speech-language pathology from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. The master's degree program must be accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Council on Academic Accreditation;

(2) Completion of one of the following:

(A) a Commission-approved specialized and professional preparation program in speech-language pathology in Language, Speech and Hearing based on the Education Specialist Teaching and Other Related Services Credentials Program Standards (rev. 3/11) available on the Commission's website and hereby incorporated by reference, as provided in Education Code section 44373(c); or

(B) a professional preparation program in speech-language pathology services including successful completion of a supervised field work, or the equivalent, in a program taken outside California that is comparable to a program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation. The program must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and approved by the appropriate state agency where the course work was completed;

(3) Meet the basic skills requirement as described in Education Code Section 44252, unless exempt by statute;

(4) One of the following:

(A) an individual who completes his or her professional preparation program in California as described in (a)(2)(A) must receive a recommendation from a California regionally accredited institution of higher education that has a preliminary Speech-Language Pathology Services program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation, as provided in Education Code section 44373(c); or

(B) an individual who completes his or her professional preparation program outside of California accredited as described in (a)(2)(B), may apply directly to the Commission for the preliminary Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential;

(5) An individual who completes requirements (a)(1) and (2)(B), but has not met the basic skills requirement listed in (a)(3) may apply for a one-year nonrenewable credential through a California employing agency.

(b) A Preliminary Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing issued on the basis of the completion of all the requirements in subsection (a) shall be issued initially for two years.

(c) The minimum requirements for the clear Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing shall include (1) through (3):

(1) Passing score on the Educational Testing Services Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology Test;

(2) Completion of a 36-week, full-time, mentored clinical experience or equivalent supervised practicum, and

(3) The holder of a preliminary credential who has completed the requirements for the clear credential may apply directly to the Commission for a clear Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech, and Hearing;

(d) An individual who completes the requirements for the preliminary and clear credential may apply as listed below:

(1) for a California-prepared teacher, a recommendation for the clear credential by a Commission-approved program sponsor with a Speech-Language Pathology Services program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation; or

(2) the out-of-state prepared candidate may apply directly to the Commission.

(e) A Clear Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing issued on the basis of the completion of all the requirements in subsection (c) shall be issued initially for five years.

(f) A preliminary or clear Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech and Hearing authorizes the holder to conduct Language, Speech, and Hearing Assessments and provide Educational Services, provide specific learning disability area services related to speech and language, and special education services to individuals with language and speech impairments across the special education disability areas, to students from birth through age 22 in services across the continuum of program options available found in Section 80048.9.3.

(g) Definitions.

(1) "Language, Speech, and Hearing Assessments": Assessments includes procedures, techniques, and instrumentation, both formal and informal, used to assess the speech and language status of children and the implications of speech/language disorders in a school or educational setting. The assessment includes the screening, evaluation, and interpretation of test results and referrals for further evaluation for treatment.

(2) "Educational Services": Educational Services include the development of speech and language goals and objectives and the delivery of speech and language services as determined by an Individual Education Program (IEP), Individual Family Service Program (IFSP), and/or Individual Transition Plan (ITP) developed by the educational team that directly result from the student's speech and language disability. The goals and objectives are driven by the specific speech and language disorder needs of the student in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. Educational services include the use of information and strategies that measure student progress on goals, effectiveness of accommodations/modifications, and the need for any changes in speech and language support and services. Consultation, collaboration, and speech/language academic support with teachers in the student's speech and language-based academic success is included.

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Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 80048.9

Note: Authority cited: Section 44225, Education Code. Reference: Sections 44251, 44252, 44265.3, 44273, 56301, 56320, 56322, 56333 and 56341, Education Code.

1. New section filed 6-20-2011; operative 7-20-2011 (Register 2011, No. 25).