CA AB917

Requires certificated employees in all school districts and county offices of education to achieve permanent status after completing 2 consecutive years and being reelected, eliminating the current distinction that allowed districts with fewer than 250 pupils average daily attendance to deny permanent status indefinitely

Removes the option for small school districts (under 250 pupils) to offer continuing contracts of up to 4 years to certificated employees in lieu of permanent status

Applies uniform dismissal and suspension procedures for probationary employees across all school districts, eliminating separate rules that previously applied to districts with fewer than 250 pupils

Beginning July 1, 2026, requires service as an instructor at any regional occupational center or program to count toward permanent employee status, expanding from the current provision that only counts service at single-district-operated programs

Modifies the California Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers to require both participant teachers and consulting teachers be permanent employees only, removing exceptions that allowed probationary employees to participate in small districts