CA SB 848
Title: Pupil safety: school employee misconduct: child abuse prevention.
Author: Albert Y. Muratsuchi
Summary
SB 848, as amended, Pérez. Pupil safety: school employee misconduct: child abuse prevention. (1) Under existing law, each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development, as specified, of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law requires that the plan include, among other things, child abuse reporting procedures, as specified.This bill would additionally require, when a comprehensive school safety plan is next reviewed and updated, or by no later than July 1, 2026, those plans to include procedures specifically designed to address the supervision and protection of children from child abuse and sex offenses. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law requires school district and county office of education comprehensive school safety plans to include assessing school crime committed on school campuses and at school-related functions.This bill would require school district and county office of education comprehensive school safety plans to instead include assessing all crime, not just school crime, committed on school campuses and at school-related functions. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law authorizes a principal or their designee, when they verify through local law enforcement officials that a report has been filed of the occurrence of a violent crime on the schoolsite of an elementary or secondary school at which they are the principal, to send to each pupil’s parent or legal guardian and each school employee a written notice of the occurrence and general nature of the crime, as specified. Existing law provides that these provisions do not create any liability in a school district or its employees.This bill would revise and expand the definition of “violent crime” for these purposes and authorize a principal or their designee to also provide that same notification for sex offenses, as defined.(2) Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits, as specified. Existing law requires the commission to deny an application for the issuance of a credential or for the renewal of a credential, or to revoke a credential, for any person convicted of a sex offense, as defined. Existing law prohibits the governing board of a school district from employing or retaining 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, and prescribes numerous provisions, including required actions, relating to suspensions, dismissals, and leaves of absences of public school employees charged or convicted of a sex offense.This bill would expand the definition of “sex offense” for those purposes to include additional crimes, as provided. To the extent the expanded definition of sex offenses would impose additional duties on local educational agencies or other local entities or officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.In addition to any other prohibition or provision, existing law prohibits a person who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony from being hired by a school district, as defined, or charter school in a position requiring certification qualifications or supervising positions requiring certification qualifications, and prohibits a school district, as defined, or charter school from retaining in employment a current certificated employee who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony, and who is a temporary employee, a substitute employee, or a probationary employee serving before March 15 of the employee’s second probationary year, as provided.This bill would apply
Status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill Documents
CA SB 848 - 07/07/25 - Amended Assembly
07/07/25 - CA SB 848 (07/07/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA SB 848 - 05/23/25 - Amended Senate
05/23/25 - CA SB 848 (05/23/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 848 - 05/23/25 - Amended Senate
05/23/25 - CA SB 848 (05/23/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 848 - 05/01/25 - Amended Senate
05/01/25 - CA SB 848 (05/01/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 848 - 05/01/25 - Amended Senate
05/01/25 - CA SB 848 (05/01/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 848 - 03/26/25 - Amended Senate
03/26/25 - CA SB 848 (03/26/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 848 - 03/26/25 - Amended Senate
03/26/25 - CA SB 848 (03/26/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 848 - 02/21/25 - Introduced
02/21/25 - CA SB 848 (02/21/25 - Introduced)
CA SB 848 - 02/21/25 - Introduced
02/21/25 - CA SB 848 (02/21/25 - Introduced)