HB582 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Oliver Robinson

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Mary MooreJohn W. RogersRod Scott

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Criminal history background information checks, expanded to include contractual service provider employees with access to school property when students are present, penalties, Secs. 16-22A-60 to 16-22A-67, inclusive, added

Summary

HB582 would require criminal history background checks for contract workers who may access Alabama school property when students are present.

What This Bill Does

It adds a requirement that contractual service provider employees who may access school property must undergo state and nationwide background checks, including fingerprints and written consent. The checks are conducted by the Department of Public Safety with input from the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and FBI, and the provider pays the associated costs. The State Superintendent of Education reviews the results to determine if the employee is suitable to access schools; if not suitable, the employee is suspended from access. Background checks must be repeated every five years, and violations by providers or employees carry Class C misdemeanor penalties.

Who It Affects

• Contractual service provider employees who may have access to school property (and thus must undergo checks and could be barred from access).
• Contractual service providers and the local boards of education or nonpublic schools that hire them (and the state agencies involved) who must arrange, pay for, and enforce these checks and suitability determinations.

Key Provisions

• Adds Article 3 (Criminal History Background Information Checks on Contractual Service Provider Employees) to the Alabama Child Protection Act provisions.
• Defines terms: contractual service provider and school property.
• Requires background checks for all contractual service provider employees who may access school property when children are present; checks include state (ABI) and nationwide (FBI) records and fingerprints; written consent and a nonrefundable fee are required.
• State Superintendent of Education reviews the reports and issues a suitability determination; an employee not convicted of a child abuse crime is deemed suitable to access school property.
• Costs for the checks are paid by the contractual service provider; fees cannot exceed established guidelines; provider is responsible for the check costs.
• If a provider employee refuses to sign consent or provide fingerprints, access is precluded until permission is granted and suitability is determined.
• Background checks are required every five years; if an employee is disqualified, they must inform the provider within 48 hours; suspension pending final resolution.
• Confidentiality and penalties apply; a provider who allows an unsuitable employee to work on school property or an employee who accesses property without meeting suitability faces Class C misdemeanor penalties.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Criminal Background Checks