SB535 Summary

• Amends the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 by requiring school district superintendents to forward teacher dismissal or non-reemployment recommendations to the State Board of Education when grounds could form the basis of criminal charges sufficient to result in certificate denial or revocation.

• Mandates that superintendents' written recommendations include the statutory grounds (for career teachers) or cause (for probationary teachers) and underlying facts supporting the recommendation.

• Uses "should" rather than "shall" language, making the forwarding of recommendations discretionary rather than mandatory, and specifies that failure to forward does not create liability.

• Takes effect July 1, 2013, with emergency provisions allowing immediate implementation upon passage and approval.