SF 1769 Summary

• Expands the list of criminal convictions that trigger mandatory automatic revocation of teaching licenses to include sex trafficking (first and second degree), prostitution-related hiring offenses, sexual abuse crimes, solicitation of children for sexual conduct, interference with privacy, stalking of minors, use of minors in sexual performance, child pornography possession, and any offense requiring registration as a predatory offender.

• Boards of Teaching and School Administrators must revoke licenses without a hearing upon receipt of certified conviction documentation for the specified offenses, and must notify the employing district of the licensing action.

• Allows petitions to reconsider revoked licenses only if the underlying criminal conviction is reversed on appeal or a pardon is granted, with the board holding a disciplinary hearing to determine if the teacher is otherwise disqualified under immoral conduct grounds.

• Requires school boards to immediately discharge continuing-contract and probationary teachers upon notice that their license has been revoked for the specified offenses, and mandates schools share disciplinary records and maltreatment determinations with the Board of Teaching and licensing division.

• Effective date is the day following final enactment for all provisions.