HB 11-1121: Safer Schools Act of 2011

• Requires school districts and charter schools to disqualify employees and applicants convicted of felony child abuse, crimes of violence, unlawful sexual behavior, domestic violence felonies, felony drug offenses (on or after August 25, 2012), and felony indecent exposure.

• Mandates termination of employment for nonlicensed school personnel whose fingerprint-based criminal history check discloses qualifying convictions completed on or after the act's effective date.

• Allows school districts to employ a disqualified person after five years for domestic violence and drug offenses if they completed court-ordered treatment and the district assesses current safety risk.

• Applies disqualification requirements to licensed educators as well, with state board of education authority to deny, annul, suspend, or revoke teaching licenses for the specified offenses.

• Appropriates $83,383 cash funds and 0.9 FTE to the Department of Education and $11,005 to the Department of Law for implementation.