Today's Law As Amended


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AB-13 Public school volunteers.(2011-2012)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 35021 of the Education Code is amended to read:

35021.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any person, except a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code, may be permitted by the governing board of any school district  a school district, county office of education, or charter school  to perform the duties specified in Section 44814 or 44815, or to serve as a nonteaching volunteer aide under the immediate supervision and direction of the certificated personnel of the district to perform noninstructional work which serves to assist the certificated personnel in performance of teaching and administrative responsibilities. With respect to this noninstructional work, the nonteaching volunteer aide shall serve without compensation of any type or other benefits accorded to employees of the district, except as provided in Section 3364.5 of the Labor Code.
(b) No A  district may  shall not  abolish any of its classified positions and utilize volunteer aides, as authorized herein, in  in this section, in  lieu of classified employees who are laid off as a result of the abolition of a position. A district shall not refuse to employ a person in a vacant classified position and use volunteer aides in lieu of filling the classified position.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to permit school districts  districts, county offices of education, and charter schools  to use volunteer aides to enhance its their  educational program programs  but not to permit displacement of classified employees nor to allow districts to utilize volunteers in lieu of normal employee requirements.

SEC. 2.

 Section 35021.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:

35021.1.
 (a) (1) A school district, county office of education, or charter school may request a local law enforcement agency to conduct an automated records check of a prospective nonteaching volunteer aide in order to ascertain whether the prospective nonteaching volunteer aide has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in Section 44010, a felony controlled substance offense that involves a minor as specified in Section 11353, 11353.1, 11353.4, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11361, 11379.7, 11380, or 11380.1 of, or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11353.6 of, the Health and Safety Code, or a violent or serious felony as defined in Section 45122.1.
(2) Except as specified in paragraph (5), a person who would be prohibited from employment or retention in employment due to conviction of a sex offense or a violent or serious felony under Section 44836 or 45122.1 shall be prohibited from serving as a nonteaching volunteer aide.
(3) Except as specified in paragraph (5), a person who has been convicted of a felony controlled substance offense that involves a minor as specified in Section 11353, 11353.1, 11353.4, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11361, 11379.7, 11380, or 11380.1 of, or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11353.6 of, the Health and Safety Code shall be prohibited from serving as a nonteaching volunteer aide.
(4) Except as specified in paragraph (5), a person who has been convicted of a controlled substance offense that involves a minor in another state that would be classified as a felony controlled substance offense in the State of California, as specified in Section 11353, 11353.1, 11353.4, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11361, 11379.7, 11380, or 11380.1 of, or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11353.6 of, the Health and Safety Code, shall be prohibited from serving as a nonteaching volunteer aide.
(5) A person who has been convicted of a felony controlled substance offense that involves a minor as specified in Section 11353, 11353.1, 11353.4, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11361, 11379.7, 11380, or 11380.1 of, or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11353.6 of, the Health and Safety Code, or a person who has been convicted of a controlled substance offense that involves a minor in another state that would be classified as a felony controlled substance offense in the State of California, as specified in Section 11353, 11353.1, 11353.4, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11361, 11379.7, 11380, or 11380.1 of, or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11353.6 of, the Health and Safety Code, or a person who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony under Section 45122.1 shall not be prohibited, solely because of that conviction, from serving as a nonteaching volunteer aide, five years after the date of that conviction.
(b)  A school district or county office of education may request that a local law enforcement agency conduct an automated records check of a prospective nonteaching volunteer aide in order to ascertain whether the prospective nonteaching volunteer aide has been convicted of any sex offense as defined in Section 44010. A  plea or verdict of guilty, a finding of guilt by a court in a trial without jury, or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere shall be deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this section. If the local law enforcement agency agrees to provide that automated records check, the results therefrom shall be returned to the requesting district or  district,  county office of education  education, or charter school  within 72 hours of the written request. A local law enforcement agency may charge a fee to the requesting agency not to exceed the actual expense to the law enforcement agency.

SEC. 3.

 Section 35021.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:

35021.2.
 (a) When a school district or  district,  county office of education  education, or charter school  pursuant to Section 11105.3 of the Penal Code requests from the Department of Justice records involving criminal offenses committed by a prospective volunteer, the school district or  district,  county office of education  education, or charter school  may request that the Department of Justice provide subsequent arrest notification service pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall comply with a request made pursuant to this section.
(b) This section also applies to a person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction on the elementary or high school level that requests, pursuant to Section 11105.3 of the Penal Code, records involving criminal offenses committed by a prospective volunteer.

SEC. 4.

 Section 44836 of the Education Code is amended to read:

44836.
 (a) (1) The governing board of a school district shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted, or who have been convicted following a plea of nolo contendere to charges, of any sex offense as defined in Section 44010.
(2) If a person’s conviction of a sex offense as defined in Section 44010 is reversed and the person is acquitted of the offense in a new trial or the charges against him or her are dismissed, this section does not prohibit his or her employment thereafter. If the dismissal was pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code and the victim of the sex offense was a minor, this section does prohibit the person’s employment.
(b) (1) The governing board of a school district also shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of any controlled substance offense as defined in Section 44011.
(2) If a person’s conviction for a controlled substance offense as defined in Section 44011 is reversed and the person is acquitted of the offense in a new trial or the charges against him or her are dismissed, this section does not prohibit his or her employment thereafter.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the governing board of a school district may employ a person convicted of a controlled substance offense in a position requiring certification qualifications if that person holds an appropriate credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 47610, this section applies to a charter school.

SEC. 5.

 Section 49024 of the Education Code is amended to read:

49024.
 (a) Prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to work with pupils in a pupil activity program sponsored by a school district, all noncertificated candidates shall obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 44258.7.
(b) A pupil activity program sponsored by a school district includes, but is not limited to, scholastic programs, interscholastic programs, and extracurricular activities sponsored by a school district or school booster club, including, but not limited to, cheer team, drill team, dance team, and marching band.
(c) Volunteer supervisors for breakfast, lunch, or other nutritional periods pursuant to Sections 44814 and 44815, and nonteaching volunteer aides, as defined in Section 35021, under the immediate supervision and direction of certificated personnel of the district, shall not be required to obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate. For purposes of this section, a nonteaching volunteer aide includes a parent volunteering in a classroom or on a field trip or a community member providing noninstructional services.
(d) Candidates may be issued a temporary certificate in accordance with Sections 44332 and 44332.5 while the application is being processed.
(e) This section does not apply to a candidate who is required by the school district to clear a Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check prior to beginning the paid or volunteer activities described in subdivision (a).
(f) Notwithstanding Section 47610, this section applies to a charter school.
(f) (g)  This section shall become operative on July 1, 2010.