The purpose of the Emergency CLAD and BL Permits is to allow qualified individuals to be employed while completing requirements for the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate or Bilingual Authorization and showing progress toward obtaining the certificate or authorization with each renewal. Permits are valid for one year but may not exceed the expiration date of the prerequisite credential or permit.
Authorization - Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Permit
The Emergency CLAD Permit authorizes the holder to provide the following services to English learners:
Instruction for English language development (ELD) in preschool, grades K–12, and in classes organized primarily for adults, except when the prerequisite credential or permit is a Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential, or a Children’s Center or Child Development Permit, in which case instruction for English language development is limited to the programs authorized by that credential or permit.
Specially designed academic instruction delivered in English (SDAIE) in the subjects and at the levels authorized by the prerequisite credential or permit.
Requirements for Initial Issuance (CLAD)
Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements and submit them to the Commission through their employing agency:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally-accredited college or university.
Possess a valid California teaching credential, Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential or Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Credential with a Special Class Authorization, Visiting Faculty Permit, Child Development Permit, Children’s Center Instructional Permit, or Children’s Center Supervision Permit authorizing the holder to provide instruction to pupils.
Provide written intent to complete the requirements for renewal during the valid period of the permit.
Application processing fee
Requirements for Renewal (CLAD)
Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements and submit them to the Commission through their employing agency:
The employing agency must verify that they have provided orientation, guidance and assistance to the permit holder on form CL-469 CLAD-BL, entitled Emergency Permit Renewal Verification Form. Orientation is required for the first renewal only.
The employing agency must verify on form CL-469 CLAD-BL that they have assigned an experienced educator to guide and assist the individual during the valid period of the permit.
Only required for those completing CTEL course work in an approved program or a combination of course work and CTEL examination subtests: Required for the first renewal only. An authorized person in the credentials office of the Commission-approved CTEL program sponsor must verify on form CL469 CLAD-BL that an evaluation has been completed identifying any equivalencies and the requirements the emergency permit holder must complete to be eligible for the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate.
Completion of one of the following:
If earning the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate via course work:
Verify completion of at least six semester units (or nine quarter units) of course work with a grade of “C” or better in a Commission-approved CTEL program. The course work must have been completed after the issuance date of the current permit and prior to the requested issuance date.
If earning the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate via exam only:
Pass a combination of any two of the following: Test 1, Test 2, or Test 3 of the CTEL Examination, if these exams were not passed prior to the issuance of the current permit verified by an official score report.
If earning the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate via a combination of course work and examination:
Verifying completion of at least three semester units (or four quarter units) of course work with a grade of “C” or better in a Commission-approved CTEL program along with passage of any one of Tests 1, 2, or 3 of the CTEL exam.
The course work and examination verified by an official score report must have been completed after the issuance date of the current permit and prior to the requested issuance date.
Possess a valid prerequisite credential.
Application processing fee.
Authorization - Emergency Bilingual Authorization Permit
The Emergency BL Permit authorizes the holder to provide the following services to English learners:
Instruction for English language development (ELD), and instruction for primary language development in the language of emphasis in preschool, grades K–12, and in classes organized primarily for adults, except when the prerequisite credential or permit is a designated subjects adult education teaching credential or a children’s center or child development permit, in which case instruction for English language development (ELD) and primary language development is limited to the programs authorized by that credential or permit.
Specially designed academic instruction delivered in English (SDAIE) in the subjects and at the levels authorized by the prerequisite credential or permit.
Content instruction delivered in the language of emphasis in the subjects and at the levels authorized by the prerequisite credential or permit.
Requirements for Initial Issuance (BL)
Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements and submit them to the Commission through their employing agency:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally-accredited college or university.
Possess a valid California teaching credential, Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential or Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Credential with a Special Class Authorization, Visiting Faculty Permit, Child Development Permit, Children’s Center Instructional Permit, or Children’s Center Supervision Permit authorizing the holder to provide instruction to pupils.
Verify target-language proficiency by one of the following methods:
Pass Test II or III (depending on the specific language-Language and Communication/Listening and Oral Communication section) of the CSET: World Languages Examinations in the target language verified by an official score report. Passing exam scores are valid for ten years from the individual test date.
If Test II or III of the CSET: World Languages Examination is not available in the target language, pass an assessment performed by an approved organization covering the integrated communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the target language.
Pass an assessment covering the integrated communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing administered by a California college or university as a part of its Commission-approved bilingual authorization program in the target language.
Possess a valid, non-emergency California Single Subject or Standard Secondary Teaching Credential with a full subject area authorization or major in the target language.
Possess a three-year or higher degree from a foreign institution in which all instruction was delivered in the target language. The foreign institution must be equivalent in status to a regionally-accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
Provide written intent to complete the requirements for renewal during the valid period of the permit.
Application processing fee
Requirements for Renewal (BL)
Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements and submit them to the Commission through their employing agency:
The employing agency must verify that they have provided orientation, guidance and assistance to the permit holder on form CL-469 CLAD-BL, entitled Emergency Permit Renewal Verification Form. Orientation is required for the first renewal only.
The employing agency must verify on form CL-469 CLAD-BL that they have assigned an experienced educator to guide and assist the individual during the valid period of the permit.
Pass Test 1, Test 2, or Test 3 of the CTEL Examinations, if these tests were not passed prior to issuance of the emergency permit being reissued. If all of these tests were passed, or if the applicant opts to complete coursework in lieu of taking these tests, three semester units of coursework required for the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate may be substituted.
Completion of one of the following:
If earning the Bilingual Authorization via examination only:
Pass either Test II (or III depending on the specific language- Language and Communication or Listening and Oral Communication section), IV, or V of the CSET: World Languages Examination if these exams, or their equivalent, were not passed prior to the issuance of the current permit. If all exams have been passed, or if the individual opts to complete course work in lieu of taking these exams, three semester units of course work from a Commission-approved CTEL program may be substituted based on verification from the program sponsor. Passing exam scores are valid for ten years from the individual test date.
If earning the Bilingual Authorization via course work:
Verify completion of at least six semester units (or nine quarter units) of course work with a grade of “C” or better in a Commission-approved Bilingual Authorization program. The course work must have been completed after the issuance date of the current permit and prior to the requested issuance date.
If earning the Bilingual Authorization via a combination of course work and examination(s):
Verify completion of at least three semester units (or four quarter units) of course work with a grade of “C” or better in a Commission-approved Bilingual Authorization program along with passage of any one of the bilingual exams noted in A and B above. The course work and examination(s) verified by an official score report must have been completed after the issuance date of the current permit and prior to the requested issuance date.
Possess a valid prerequisite credential.
Application processing fee.