39672

EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 39672




39672.  Every school peace officer first employed by a K-12 public
school district before July 1, 1999, shall, in order to retain his or
her employment, fulfill both of the following conditions:
   (a) The employee shall submit to the district one copy of his or
her fingerprints on forms prescribed by the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice shall forward this copy to the United
States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   (b) The employee shall be determined to be a person who is not
prohibited from employment by a school district pursuant to Sections
44237 and 45122.1, and, if the employee is required to carry a
firearm, shall be determined by the Department of Justice to be a
person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm.
   The Department of Justice may participate in the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in lieu of submitting
fingerprints to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation in
order to meet the requirements of this section relating to firearms.