Section 44332.6 Of Article 8. Certificates And Credentials From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 8.
44332.6
. (a) (1) Before issuing a temporary certificate pursuant to
Section 44332, a county or city and county board of education shall
obtain a criminal record summary about the applicant from the
Department of Justice and shall not issue a temporary certificate if
the applicant has been convicted of a violent or serious felony.
(2) Before issuing a temporary certificate of clearance pursuant
to Section 44332.5, a school district shall obtain a criminal record
summary about the applicant from the Department of Justice and shall
not issue a temporary certificate of clearance if the applicant has
been convicted of a violent or serious felony.
(b) This section applies to any violent or serious offense which,
if committed in this state would have been punishable as a violent or
serious felony.
(c) For purposes of this section, a violent felony is any felony
listed in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code and a
serious felony is any felony listed in subdivision (c) of Section
1192.7 of the Penal Code.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person shall not be denied
a temporary certificate or a temporary certificate of clearance
solely on the basis that he or she has been convicted of a violent or
serious felony if the person has obtained a certificate of
rehabilitation and pardon pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 4852.01) of Title 6 of Part 3 of the Penal Code.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person shall not be denied
a temporary certificate or a temporary certificate of clearance
solely on the basis that the person has been convicted of a serious
felony that is not also a violent felony, if that person can prove to
the sentencing court of the offense in question, by clear and
convincing evidence, that he or she has been rehabilitated for the
purposes of school employment for at least one year. If the offense
in question occurred outside this state, then the person may seek a
finding of rehabilitation from the court in the school district in
which he or she is a resident.
(f) (1) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), a county
or city and county board of education may issue a temporary
certificate to an employee currently and continuously employed by a
school district within the county who is serving under a valid
credential and has applied for a renewal of that credential or for an
additional credential without obtaining a criminal record summary
for that employee.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a county or
city and county board of education may issue a temporary certificate
of clearance to an employee currently and continuously employed by a
school district within the county who is serving under a valid
credential and has applied for a renewal of that credential or for an
additional credential without obtaining a criminal record summary
for that employee.