California Education Code

§ 44830.1

EDC § 44830.1 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)In addition to any other prohibition or provision, no person who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony, or of a sex offense, shall be hired by a school district in a position requiring certification qualifications or supervising positions requiring certification qualifications. A school district shall not retain in employment a current certificated employee who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony, or of a sex offense, and who is a temporary employee, a substitute employee, or a probationary employee serving before March 15 of the employee’s second probationary year. If any conviction is reversed and the formerly convicted person is acquitted of the offense in a new trial, or the charges are dismissed, this section does not prohibit their employment thereafter.

(b)This section applies to any violent, serious, or sex offense which, if committed in this state, would have been punishable as a violent or serious felony or as a sex offense.

(c)(1) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 460, Sec. 11. (SB 848) Effective January 1, 2026.