Bill Text: CA SB1224 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Certificated school employees: assignments and reassignments: seniority: reporting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [SB1224 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SB1224-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1224 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 7, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 4, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Senator Huff
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
An act to add Section 44955.3 to the Education Code,
relating to certificated school employees. An act to
add Section 44955.3 to the Education Code, relating to certificated
school employee s.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1224, as amended, Huff. Certificated school employees:
probationary employees: dismissal or suspension.
assignments and reassignments: seniority: reporting.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district
to decrease the number of permanent employees of a school district,
based on seniority, when a reduction in workforce is required due to
specific circumstances, as provided. Existing law prohibits, except
as otherwise provided, the services of a permanent employee from
being terminated in these situations while any probationary employee,
or any other employee with less seniority, is retained to render a
service which the permanent employee is certificated and competent to
render. Existing law requires the governing board of a school
district to make assignments and reassignments in a manner that
employees are retained to render any service which their seniority
and qualifications entitle them to render.
This bill would require a local educational agency that makes an
assignment or reassignment of an employee due to seniority to report
that assignment or reassignment to the State Department of Education.
By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would
require the department to annually aggregate the number of
assignments and reassignments reported and to make that number
available to the public on its Internet Web site.
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 these
statutory provisions.
Under existing law, when school employees are terminated pursuant
to a reduction in workforce, a school district is required to
terminate the employees in order of seniority, beginning with the
least senior. Existing law authorizes a school district to deviate
from terminating employees pursuant to a reduction in workforce in
the order of seniority for specified reasons.
This bill would require a local educational agency that terminates
an employee pursuant to a reduction in workforce in order of
seniority to report that termination to the State Department of
Education. By imposing additional duties on local educational
agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The
bill would require the department to annually aggregate the number of
terminations reported and to make that number available to the
public on its Internet Web site.
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 these
statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 44955.3 is added to the
Education Code , to read:
44955.3. (a) A local educational agency that makes an assignment
or reassignment of an employee due to seniority pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 44955 shall report that assignment or
reassignment to the department.
(b) The department shall annually aggregate the number of
assignments and reassignments reported pursuant to subdivision (a),
and make that number available to the public on its Internet Web
site.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 44955.3 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
44955.3. (a) A local educational agency that terminates an
employee in order of seniority pursuant to Section 44955 shall report
that termination to the department.
(b) The department shall annually aggregate the number of
terminations reported pursuant to subdivision (a), and make that
number available to the public on its Internet Web site.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
