Senate Bill 1292 Summary

• Expands state board of education authority to investigate and discipline noncertificated school personnel for immoral or unprofessional conduct, with disciplinary action including employment prohibition for up to five years.

• Requires noncertificated personnel who provide direct services to students to obtain fingerprint clearance cards pursuant to section 15-106 rather than undergo fingerprint checks only.

• Modifies the definition of "noncertificated person" to clarify it includes employees providing direct services to students without certificated employee supervision, excluding transportation, food service, maintenance, and other specified employees.

• Appropriates $1,200,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the state board of education to implement the disciplinary action provisions for noncertificated personnel.

• Makes the act conditional on the $1,200,000 appropriation being enacted; the bill does not take effect without this funding.