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Committee forwards SB 494 to Appropriations after debate over neutral appeal rights for classified employees
Summary
SB 494 would give classified K–12 employees the right to have disciplinary appeals heard by an administrative law judge rather than the local school board; the committee accepted amendments but several districts and associations opposed the measure citing fiscal and local control concerns.
Sen. Cortese presented SB 494, a parity bill to give classified school employees the right to a third‑party disciplinary appeal before an administrative law judge. The Assembly Higher Education Committee passed the measure as amended to Appropriations after testimony from the California School Employees Association (CSEA) and opposition from school districts and associations that raised fiscal and…
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