Section 44836 Of Article 2. Employment From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
44836
. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district shall not
employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who
have been convicted, or who have been convicted following a plea of
nolo contendere to charges, of any sex offense as defined in Section
44010.
(2) If a person's conviction of a sex offense as defined in
Section 44010 is reversed and the person is acquitted of the offense
in a new trial or the charges against him or her are dismissed, this
section does not prohibit his or her employment thereafter. If the
dismissal was pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code and the
victim of the sex offense was a minor, this section does prohibit the
person's employment.
(b) (1) The governing board of a school district also shall not
employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who
have been convicted of any controlled substance offense as defined in
Section 44011.
(2) If a person's conviction for a controlled substance offense as
defined in Section 44011 is reversed and the person is acquitted of
the offense in a new trial or the charges against him or her are
dismissed, this section does not prohibit his or her employment
thereafter.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the governing board of a
school district may employ a person convicted of a controlled
substance offense in a position requiring certification
qualifications if that person holds an appropriate credential issued
by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.