Plain English Breakdown
The official text states reimbursement is conditional on a future determination by the Commission on State Mandates.
New Rules for School Contracting and Employee Training
This law adds new requirements for school districts when they hire outside companies to do work, and it sets rules on how schools must pay classified employees for required training.
What This Bill Does
- Requires contracts with outside workers to include health care or retirement benefit contributions equal to those given if the worker was a direct employee.
- Mandates that contracted workers meet or exceed the minimum qualifications and standards required of school employees doing the same job functions.
- Orders schools to pay classified employees their regular wage for time spent in training mandated by law, collective bargaining agreements, or employer policy.
- Requires all mandatory trainings, whether online or in person, to allow employees to ask questions and get real-time answers from a natural person.
- States that specific trainings on child abuse reporting, suicide prevention, sexual harassment, or discrimination must happen in person.
Who It Names or Affects
- School districts
- Community college districts
- Classified employees who do not need teaching certification
- Contractors hired to perform services usually done by classified employees
Terms To Know
- Classified employees
- School workers in positions that do not require a teacher's certificate.
- Contracting out
- Hiring an outside company to perform work that is usually done by the school's own classified employees.
- State-mandated local program
- A new duty required by state law for schools, which may qualify them for reimbursement from the state if costs are determined by the Commission on State Mandates.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list a specific date when these rules will officially start.
- Reimbursement to school districts depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates decides the new training costs are required by the state.