Section 44332.5 Of Article 8. Certificates And Credentials From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 8.
44332.5
. (a) A school district that may issue warrants pursuant to
Section 42647 may, at its discretion, provide for the registration of
a valid certification or other document authorizing the holder to
serve in a position requiring certification qualifications as an
employee of the school district.
(b) During any period when summary criminal history information is
not available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an applicant
for an initial credential, certificate, or permit shall not be
employed in a position requiring certification qualifications until
he or she has met the minimum requirements for a temporary
certificate of clearance. A temporary certificate of clearance or a
credential, certificate, or permit authorizing service in the public
schools shall be issued when the applicant has:
(1) Made full disclosure of all facts necessary to establish his
or her true identity.
(2) Made a statement under penalty of perjury that he or she has
not been convicted of a crime which would constitute grounds for the
denial of the credential, permit, or certificate applied for.
An applicant shall not be required to disclose, and the Committee
of Credentials shall not inquire into or consider, any acts or
omissions not related to the applicant's fitness to teach or to
perform other duties for which he or she is certificated, or that is
related to his or her competence to perform the duties authorized by
his or her credential.
(3) Paid to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing the amount of
twelve dollars ($12) or the fees or costs which have been or will be
assessed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the issuance of
its summary criminal history of the applicant when this information
is once again made available to the commission. The fees authorized
by this paragraph shall be applicable to all credentials, permits,
and certificates which were applied for or issued after October 1,
1981.
(c) Upon receipt of a statement from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation that it has no summary criminal history information on
the applicant, or upon receipt of the summary criminal history
information and clearance by the Committee of Credentials, a
temporary certificate of clearance shall be converted to a regular
certificate of clearance.