School employees: sex offenses: policy on parental notification.

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to place a certificated or classified employee on a compulsory leave of absence in specified circumstances, including, among other circumstances, if the employee is charged by complaint, information, or indictment filed in a court of competent jurisdiction with the commission of a sex offense, as defined. This bill would require the governing board of a school district to develop and adopt a policy relating to the manner in which the parents or guardians of the pupils of the school district may be notified, if at all, if an employee of the school district is alleged to have committed a sex offense, as defined. The bill would require the governing board of the school district to consult with law enforcement agencies in developing this policy and would require the governing board of the school district to make the policy publicly available. By imposing additional duties on the governing board of a school district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.