Services credentialing: services credential with a specialization in occupational therapy or physical therapy services.

Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession and to establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for a services credential with a specialization in health and excludes services as an occupational therapist or physical therapist from the health services the holder of a services credential with a specialization in health is authorized to perform. This bill would require the commission to convene a workgroup, as provided, to consider whether the development of a services credential with a specialization in occupational therapy or physical therapy services is warranted and, if so warranted, to consider specified requirements for the credential. The bill would require the workgroup to provide a report on its findings to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction on or before January 1, 2020.