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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Sanchez</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 44932 of the Education Code, and to add Section 1032 to the Government Code, relating to public employment. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Education-related positions: dismissals: egregious misconduct: employment prohibition.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law prohibits a permanent school employee from being dismissed, except for one or more of certain enumerated causes, including egregious misconduct, and prescribes specific procedures for dismissals and suspensions based solely on acts of egregious misconduct. Existing law authorizes a first- or 2nd-year probationary employee of a school district to be dismissed during the school year for unsatisfactory performance or for cause, pursuant to specified procedures. Existing law specifies that those provisions do not apply to a probationary employee in a school district having an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils and instead authorizes their suspension or dismissal for cause, including for egregious misconduct, pursuant to separate procedures that are applicable to permanent employees of a school district. Existing law also prescribes various reporting requirements
relating to egregious misconduct for both certificated and noncertificated employees. Existing law, for these purposes, defines “egregious misconduct” as specified sex offenses, controlled substance offenses, and acts subject to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would expand the definition of egregious misconduct for those purposes to include additional offenses, including offenses relating to human trafficking, child abandonment and neglect, child abduction, and impermissible contact or communication with a minor, as specified. The bill would prohibit a certificated person who is dismissed for egregious misconduct from being employed in any education-related position by any state agency, the California State University, the University of California, any local agency, or any local educational agency, as provided.</html:p>
<html:p>To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies or officials, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
<html:p>The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.</html:p>
<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 44932 of the
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(a)
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A permanent employee shall not be dismissed except for one or more of the following causes:
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(1)
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Immoral conduct, including, but not limited to, egregious misconduct. For purposes of this chapter, “egregious misconduct” is defined exclusively as immoral conduct that is the basis for an offense described in Section 44010 or 44011 of this code, or in Section 236.1, 273a, 273ab, 273d, 273f, 273g, 278 or, 288.3, or Sections 11165.2 to 11165.6, inclusive, of the Penal Code.
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(2)
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Unprofessional conduct.
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(3)
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Commission, aiding, or advocating the commission of acts of criminal syndicalism, as prohibited by Chapter 188 of the Statutes of 1919, or in any amendment to that chapter.
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(4)
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Dishonesty.
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(5)
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Unsatisfactory performance.
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(6)
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Evident unfitness for service.
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(7)
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Physical or mental condition unfitting them to instruct or associate with children.
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(8)
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Persistent violation of or refusal to obey the school laws of the state or
reasonable regulations prescribed for the government of the public schools by the state board or by the governing board of the school district employing them.
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(9)
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Conviction of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude.
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(10)
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Violation of Section 51530 or conduct specified in Section 1028 of the Government Code, added by Chapter 1418 of the Statutes of 1947.
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(11)
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Alcoholism or other drug abuse that makes the employee unfit to instruct or associate with children.
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(b)
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The governing board of a school district may suspend without pay for a specific
period of time on grounds of unprofessional conduct a permanent certificated employee or, in a school district with an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils, a probationary employee, pursuant to the procedures specified in Sections 44933, 44934, 44934.1, 44935, 44936, 44937, 44943, and 44944. This authorization does not apply to a school district that has adopted a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3543.2 of the Government Code.
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<ns0:Num>SEC. 2.</ns0:Num>
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Section 1032 is added to the
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(a)
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A certificated person who is dismissed for egregious misconduct shall not be employed in any education-related position by any state agency, the California State University, the University of California, any local agency, or any local educational agency.
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(b)
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This section does not affect eligibility for public office.
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(c)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
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(1)
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“Certificated person” has the same meaning as in Section 44006 of the Education Code.
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(2)
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“Egregious misconduct” has the same meaning as in Section 44932 of the
Education Code.
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(3)
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“Local agency” has the same meaning as in Section 50001.
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(4)
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“Local educational agency” includes a school district, county office of education, charter school, special education local plan area, or community college.
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(5)
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“State agency” has the same meaning as in Section 11000.
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(d)
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The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
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<html:p>If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</html:p>
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