Education: School employees: fingerprinting.

Existing law requires the department to disseminate specified information pertaining to an applicant's convictions, arrests, sex offender registration status, and sentencing information whenever the department, as a result of an application, furnishes state or federal criminal history information for employment, licensing, or certification purposes. This bill would also require the department to provide this disseminated information to the governing board of a school district. When requesting a criminal record summary for a temporary, substitute, or probationary certificated employee, existing law requires the governing board of a school district to submit 2 fingerprint cards together with a personal description and fee to the Department of Justice. For an employee having direct contact with minors, this bill would require a governing board of a school district to submit to the department fingerprint images and related information, as specified. By requiring additional duties of local school boards, this 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 the statutory provisions noted above.