Report 2010-119 Recommendation 15 Responses

Report 2010-119: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Despite Delays in Discipline of Teacher Misconduct, the Division of Professional Practices Has Not Developed an Adequate Strategy or Implemented Processes That Will Safeguard Against Future Backlogs (Release Date: April 2011)

Recommendation #15 To: Teacher Credentialing, California Commission on

To adequately address the weaknesses we discuss in its processing of reports of misconduct, the division should revisit management's reports and processes for overseeing the investigations of misconduct to ensure that the reports and practices provide adequate information to facilitate clear tracking of the dates at which the commission will lose its jurisdiction over the case as a result of the expiration of statute-based time frames for investigating the misconduct.

1-Year Agency Response

The commission stated it modified its database to include statute of limitation dates to show when it will lose jurisdiction to investigate a case. The commission developed a monthly report for the purpose of alerting management about any cases that are within six months of the statute of limitations date, created procedures to inform staff on how to enter the statute of limitations date into the database, and trained staff on the process. For cases involving reports from school districts, the commission indicated that attorneys now review the reports during the intake process to determine the correct date for the statute of limitations. (See 2013-406, p. 56)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2010-119

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.