Section 44341 Of Article 8. Certificates And Credentials From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 8.
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. (a) (1) For the purpose of ascertaining the moral character
and true identity of the holder of a credential or an applicant for a
credential or the renewal of a credential after jurisdiction to
commence an initial review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
44242.5 has been established, the commission is authorized to require
the production of information, records, reports, and other data from
any public agency. For the purposes of determining whether
jurisdiction exists, the commission is also authorized to require the
limited production of records as set forth in subdivision (f) of
Section 44242.5.
(2) This information shall be provided to the commission within 30
days of the request.
(3) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of this
information in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
1798) of Title 1.8 of the Civil Code.
(b) Except for the situation prescribed in subdivision (d), every
applicant for a credential or for the renewal of a credential shall
be deemed to have given his or her consent for the securing of, and
disclosure of, information to the commission for the sole purpose of
ascertaining the moral character and true identity of the holder of a
credential, the applicant for a credential, or a credential holder
applying for the renewal of the credential.
(c) The Department of Justice shall furnish, upon application of
the commission or its authorized representative, all information
pertaining to any applicant of whom there is a record in its office
except that information which may compromise or prejudice an ongoing
criminal investigative matter may be withheld until the matter is
completed.
(d) With the written consent of an applicant for a credential or a
credential holder, the commission upon written request of any
private school authority, shall release to that private school
authority information and other data relative to the identification
or fitness of any applicant for a teaching position in the private
school so long as not otherwise prohibited by any other provision of
law.
(e) Each application for a credential shall contain notice that
the information provided by the applicant is subject to investigation
for, and verification of, the applicant's moral character and true
identity by means of review of information, records, reports, and
other data from any agency or department of the state or any
political subdivision of the state, whether chartered by the state or
not, secured by the commission for these purposes.