Section 45122.1 Of Article 1. Employment From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
45122.1
. (a) In addition to any other prohibition or provision, no
person who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony shall be
employed by a school district pursuant to this chapter. A school
district shall not retain in employment a current classified employee
who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony, and who is a
temporary, substitute, or a probationary employee who has not
attained permanent status.
(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) (1) 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.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term "school district" has
the same meaning as defined in Section 41302.5.
(d) When the Department of Justice ascertains that an individual
who is an applicant for employment by a school district has been
convicted of a violent or serious felony, the department shall notify
the school district of the criminal information pertaining to the
applicant. The notification shall be delivered by telephone and shall
be confirmed in writing and delivered to the school district by
first-class mail.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person shall not be denied
employment or terminated from employment solely on the basis that the
person has been convicted of a violent of 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.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (e), a person shall not be denied
employment or terminated from employment 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.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the
Department of Justice notifies a school district by telephone that a
current temporary, substitute, or probationary employee who has not
attained permanent status, has been convicted of a violent or serious
felony, that employee shall immediately be placed on leave without
pay. When the school district receives written notification of the
fact of conviction from the Department of Justice, the employee shall
be terminated automatically and without regard to any other
procedure for termination specified in this code or school district
procedures unless the employee challenges the record of the
Department of Justice and the Department of Justice withdraws in
writing its notification to the school district. Upon receipt of
written withdrawal of notification from the Department of Justice,
the employee shall immediately be reinstated with full restoration of
salary and benefits for the period of time from the suspension
without pay to the reinstatement.
(h) Notwithstanding Section 47610, this section applies to a
charter school.