HF 2777 Summary

• The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must automatically revoke a teacher's license without a hearing upon conviction of 13 specified crimes including child abuse, sex trafficking, sexual abuse, solicitation of minors, embezzlement of public funds, stalking of minors, and crimes requiring predatory offender registration.

• School boards must immediately discharge continuing-contract teachers upon notice that their license has been revoked under the new mandatory revocation grounds, and must notify the licensing board of any disciplinary actions or maltreatment determinations.

• School boards must contact the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board before hiring teachers to verify licenses have not been suspended or revoked, and may share private personnel data including background investigation results with other districts seeking employment verification.

• Teachers whose licenses are revoked may petition the board to reconsider only if their conviction is reversed on appeal or they receive a pardon, and only for child abuse or sexual abuse convictions.

• A new category of mandatory license revocation applies to teachers convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor involving a minor, with limited reconsideration allowed only for good cause shown.