§ 44051. — 44051. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 460, Sec. 6.)

California § 44051.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code EDC: Education Code - EDC
• Div.: 3.
• Title 2.: DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Part 25.: PART 25. EMPLOYEES
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. Employees
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Rights and Duties

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(a)
(1)
A person applying for a noncertificated position at a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school or diagnostic center operated by the department, or applying for any position at a private school, shall provide that prospective employer with a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school and diagnostic center operated by the department, and private school that the applicant has previously been an employee of.
(2)
School districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools and diagnostic centers operated by the department considering an applicant for a noncertificated position, and private
schools considering an applicant for any position, shall inquire with each school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school and diagnostic center operated by the department, and private school that previously employed the applicant, as disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1), as to whether the applicant, while previously employed by the school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school or diagnostic center operated by the department, or private school was the subject of any credible complaints of, substantiated investigations into, or discipline for, egregious misconduct, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 44932, that were used to support a substantiated investigation.
(3)
School districts, county offices of education, charter schools, state special schools and diagnostic centers operated by the department, and private schools that have made a report of an
employee’s egregious misconduct to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall disclose this fact to a school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school or diagnostic center operated by the department, or private school considering an application for employment from the employee, upon inquiry, and, notwithstanding any other law, shall provide the inquiring school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school or diagnostic center operated by the department, or private school with a copy of all relevant information that was used to support a substantiated investigation, within its possession.
(b)
For purposes of this section, noncertificated employees include noncertificated temporary employees regardless of the length of their employment.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 460, Sec. 6. (SB 848) Effective January 1, 2026.