S.F. No. 3490 Summary

• Adds sexually motivated physical contact with students (intentional and inappropriate patting, touching, pinching, or other contact) as grounds for teaching license revocation, suspension, or denial under discretionary review.

• Mandates automatic license revocation without hearing upon conviction for sexual penetration with a student enrolled at the school where the teacher works or volunteers.

• Requires mandatory license review and possible revocation for convictions of qualified domestic violence offenses, embezzlement of public funds, or felonies with a minor victim, with discretionary board action.

• Allows teachers whose licenses were revoked for child abuse or sexual abuse convictions to petition for reconsideration if the conviction is reversed on appeal or pardoned, with a disciplinary hearing required unless the petitioner waives it.

• Authorizes the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to suspend a teacher's license pending investigation into conduct that would constitute grounds for revocation under specified offense categories.