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AB 1233

Noncertificated employees: applicants: previous employment: California School Information Services.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Joshua Hoover

AB 1233 creates a statewide data system to record substantiated egregious misconduct by noncertificated school employees and requires pre-hire checks and ongoing reporting by emplo

In committee: Held under submission.
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Bill Summary · AB 1233

AB 1233 (Hoover) — Summary (Noncertificated employees; California School Information Services)

Status: Introduced Feb 21, 2025. In committee; held under submission (last action: 2025-05-23). Referred through Education, Public Employment & Retirement, and Appropriations committees.

Purpose / Intent

AB 1233 extends existing safeguards used for certificated staff to noncertificated (classified and other nonlicensed) school employees and expands employer disclosure obligations to include private schools. The bill creates a statewide data system to record substantiated investigations of “egregious misconduct” for noncertificated employees to improve hiring checks and prevent rehiring of individuals with substantiated serious misconduct findings.

Key provisions

  • Applicant disclosure (new Education Code §44051)

    • Requires applicants for noncertificated positions at a school district, county office of education, charter school, private school, or state special school to provide a complete list of every school or agency (public and private) that previously employed them.

  • Statewide data system (new Education Code §44052)

    • Requires the California School Information Services (CSIS), administered by the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, to develop a statewide data system by July 1, 2027.
    • The system must include, for noncertificated employees: name, date of birth, unique identifier, employer name(s), start/end dates and titles for positions, names of employers that conducted investigations resulting in evidence for a substantiated report (as defined in Penal Code §11165.12) on or after July 1, 2027, and dates investigation began and substantiated report was filed.

  • Employer reporting and timing

    • Before hiring for a noncertificated position, LEAs and private schools must check the statewide system to see if an applicant has a substantiated report.
    • Within 30 calendar days of hiring (and within 30 days when an employee changes or adds a noncertificated position), employers must submit employee name, start date, and position title to the system.
    • Within 10 calendar days of an employee leaving a position, employers must submit the final date of employment.
    • Employers must notify the statewide system at both the start and completion of investigations of egregious misconduct; substantiated findings and employee departures during investigations must be recorded. Investigations that result in an unfounded or inconclusive finding may not be recorded.

Who is affected

  • Local educational agencies (school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, state special schools)
  • Private schools employing noncertificated staff
  • Applicants and current noncertificated school employees
  • County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team / CSIS (to build and maintain the system)

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • The bill imposes new duties on local educational agencies and private schools, which creates a state-mandated local program. If the Commission on State Mandates finds costs are mandated, reimbursement would follow existing statutory procedures.
  • Key deadline: CSIS must develop the system on or before July 1, 2027.
  • The bill references existing definitions of “egregious misconduct” and “substantiated report,” including Penal Code §11165.12.

Legislative history highlights

  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025; referred to committees (Education; Public Employment & Retirement).
  • Amended and moved through committees during April–May 2025; referred to Assembly Appropriations and placed on suspense; held under submission May 23, 2025.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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