Public employment: disqualifications.

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers, page headers like '95 AB 1627', and formal spacing) to a web page presentation with navigation elements, search fields, and hyperlinks. No policy language was added, removed, or altered.

Removed paragraph (12) of Section 1029(a), which disqualified any person previously employed by ICE between September 1, 2025 and January 20, 2029, from the primary operative text of the bill.

Added new Section 2.5 providing an alternative version of Section 1029 that incorporates changes from both this bill and AB 1896, operative only if both bills are enacted by January 1, 2027 and this bill is enacted after AB 1896.

In the conditional Section 2.5 provision, added paragraph (12)(D) clarifying that the disqualification does not restrict any governmental entity from sending or receiving immigration status information with federal authorities under 8 U.S.C. Sections 1373 and 1644.

Removed the amendment to Section 1029.1 that required the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include an investigation of prior ICE employment in background checks for peace officer applicants.

Removed subdivision (g) of Section 1029, which allowed a person disqualified under the ICE provision to petition the State Personnel Board to restore their eligibility based on demonstrated rehabilitation of moral character.

In the conditional Section 2.5 provision, added paragraph (12)(A) disqualifying any person previously employed as a sworn law enforcement officer or individual contractor who personally engaged in immigration enforcement, effective January 1, 2028 - broader than the original ICE-only ban.

In the conditional Section 2.5 provision, added paragraph (12)(B) as an exception: a person is not disqualified if approved to enter a POST basic course under subdivision (g) of Section 1031.1.

In the conditional Section 2.5 provision, added paragraph (12)(C) defining 'immigration enforcement' by reference to subdivision (c) of Section 1025 rather than using the self-contained definition in the original bill.

Fiscal committee determination changed from 'yes' to 'no' and state-mandated local program designation changed from 'yes' to 'no'; the State Mandates reimbursement provision (former Section 6) was removed entirely.

Sections 4 and 5 (adding Government Code Sections 1035 and 1035.1) were entirely deleted. These provisions had banned persons employed by ICE, Alabama DOC, or Georgia DOC from working as teachers, principals, superintendents, chancellors, or other administrators in school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, community college districts, UC, and CSU.

Legislative findings were narrowed: finding (c) now references only 'peace officers' instead of 'peace officers, teachers, and other public employees'; finding (e) now references only 'peace officers' instead of 'public employees, particularly those who interact with the public in unsupervised roles.' The finding about Alabama and Georgia DOC DOJ investigations was removed entirely.

The disqualification for employment with the Alabama Department of Corrections or Georgia Department of Corrections (between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2029) was removed from paragraph (12) of Section 1029(a). Only ICE employment between September 1, 2025 and January 20, 2029 remains as a disqualifying factor.

New paragraph (12)(B) defines 'employed in law enforcement' and 'law enforcement officer' to include officers in any state, territory, or federal jurisdiction who engage in immigration enforcement. It also defines 'immigration enforcement' broadly to cover all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in enforcing any federal civil immigration law and any federal criminal immigration law penalizing a person's presence, entry, reentry, or employment in the United States.

Sections were renumbered due to the removal of the education provisions. The statewide concern finding now references only Sections 2 and 3 (amending Government Code Sections 1029 and 1029.1) rather than all former sections. The fiscal committee and state-mandated local program designations appear to have changed from 'yes' to 'no.'

New subdivision (g) of Government Code Section 1029 allows a person disqualified as a peace officer due to prior ICE, Alabama DOC, or Georgia DOC employment to petition the State Personnel Board to restore eligibility. The board must determine whether the petitioner has demonstrated sufficient rehabilitation of moral character to ensure public safety and dignity.

New subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 1035 allows a person disqualified from employment as a teacher, principal, superintendent, chancellor, or other administrator to petition the State Personnel Board to restore eligibility. The board must determine whether the petitioner has demonstrated sufficient rehabilitation of moral character to ensure the safety, dignity, and moral development of students.

A new legislative finding (e) is added stating that over the past 35 years California law enforcement has made great strides in community relations, professionalism, and accountability, that public trust is fragile, and that trust must be maintained by ensuring agencies are staffed by trained, professional, and moral officers not infected by the culture of racism and brutality defining ICE. The prior finding (e) is renumbered to (f).

Seven coauthors are added: Assembly Members Bryan, Carrillo, Gipson, Jackson, Kalra, Lee, and Stefani.

Section 1029.1 is amended to replace 'The Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority' with 'The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,' reflecting the merger of those agencies, and removes redundant 'by each department' language.