Certificated school employees: permanent status.

(1) Existing law requires each person who, after being employed for 2 complete consecutive school years by a county superintendent of schools in a teaching position in schools or classes maintained by the county superintendent of schools requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a teaching position to be classified as a permanent employee of the county superintendent of schools. Existing law requires an employee of a school district with an average daily attendance of 250 or more who, after having been employed by the school district for 2 complete consecutive school years in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications, at the commencement of the succeeding school year, to be classified as a permanent employee of the school district. This bill would instead authorize a county superintendent of schools, and the governing board of a school district, to offer an employee of the county superintendent of schools or the school district in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications to continue for up to 3 complete consecutive school years as a probationary employee, as provided. The bill would require a county superintendent of schools, and the governing board of a school district, if a probationary employee is offered a 3rd complete consecutive school year of probationary employment, to develop an individualized improvement plan to assist in addressing the deficiencies identified in the probationary employee's evaluation, to provide copies of all prior evaluations before the plan meeting, and to provide individualized professional development consistent with the plan. (2) This bill would provide that, to the extent these provisions conflict with any provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into before January 1, 2018, by a public school employer and an exclusive bargaining representative, these provisions shall not apply until the expiration or renewal of that collective bargaining agreement. (3) This bill would also make conforming changes and various nonsubstantive changes.