SB 1391 Summary

• Amends fingerprinting requirements for noncertificated school personnel and charter school employees to require valid fingerprint clearance cards instead of fingerprint checks, with exceptions for volunteers and guest speakers accompanied by cleared personnel.

• Modifies section 15-512 to clarify that school districts must make documented good faith efforts to contact previous employers before hiring noncertificated personnel, and allows sharing of fingerprint clearance card status (issued or denied) between school districts.

• Updates section 23-1361 to permit school districts to communicate fingerprint clearance card status to other requesting school districts and clarifies that providing such employment-related information is not blacklisting.

• Provides a five-year transition period for existing noncertificated employees to obtain required fingerprint clearance cards, with schools required to bring at least 20 percent of non-compliant personnel into compliance each year.