No. SB 1206
Filed under Education.
School Personnel Screening Standards; Requiring an applicant for certain positions to submit specified information; requiring a district school system, charter school, or private school to review specified information, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDApplicants for certified or student-facing school roles must now provide contact information for current and former employers, specifically those involving direct contact with children.
Applicants must submit a written statement disclosing any history of abuse or sexual misconduct investigations, disciplinary actions, or license suspensions related to such allegations.
School districts, charter schools, and scholarship-participating private schools are required to conduct a review of the applicant using the newly mandated information.
The new requirements apply to owners and operators of private schools participating in state scholarship programs, extending the screening mandate beyond traditional public school staff.
AIApplicants must provide contact information for current and former employers, specifically those involving schools or direct contact with children.
AIApplicants must sign a written consent allowing the school to contact their listed employers for information.
AIApplicants must disclose if they were investigated for abuse or sexual misconduct, unless the investigation found the allegations false.
AIApplicants must disclose if they were disciplined, fired, or resigned while abuse or misconduct allegations were pending or due to findings of abuse.
AIApplicants must disclose if their professional license or certificate was suspended, surrendered, or revoked while abuse or misconduct allegations were pending or due to findings.
AISchools are required to conduct a review of the applicant that includes the information provided in the new disclosure subsection.