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Calif. To Suspend Teachers For Past Sex Offenses

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Apr 21, 2008 4:24 pm US/Pacific

Calif. To Suspend Teachers For Past Sex Offenses

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― The California Senate has approved legislation targeting teachers who have a history of sexual misconduct in other states.

The bill that passed unanimously on Monday would require the state to suspend teachers' credentials if officials learn their license had been revoked elsewhere for sexual misconduct.

Sen. Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, said his bill was prompted by an Associated Press investigation into sexual misconduct by teachers.

The legislation also would require the California Teacher Credentialing Commission to automatically suspend teachers' licenses if a court has limited their contact with children.

The AP's investigation last year found 2,570 educators nationwide whose teaching credentials had been revoked, denied, surrendered or sanctioned following allegations of sexual misconduct. The investigation covered the years 2001 through 2005.

The bill passed Monday by the Senate targets a loophole in California's teacher credentialing system that applies to those who have taught in other states.

The loophole allowed them to remain in the classroom while California officials investigated why they lost their license, a process that can take years.

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