HB69 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen TreadawayRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Criminal history background checks, Human Resources Department and Public Safety Department, duties clarified, transmission of criminal history reports via FBI-certified channeler, suitability determinations, types considered for reversal, clarified, Secs. 38-13-2, 38-13-3, 38-13-4, 38-13-7 am'd.

Summary

HB69 updates Alabama's criminal history background checks for people who care for children, the elderly, or disabled, clarifying who must be checked, how reports are shared, and how suitability decisions can be reversed.

What This Bill Does

It clarifies and updates who must undergo background checks, and eliminates some duplicate information requests from the Department of Education. It creates a formal process to transmit criminal history reports from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Human Resources via an FBI-certified channeler and to send reports with disqualifying crimes to applicants. It allows for prosecution for providing false information on applications and sets penalties for intentional falsification. It adds reversal options for suitability determinations, including waiting periods and rehabilitation criteria for felony and misdemeanor convictions.

Who It Affects

• Care-related personnel (employees, volunteers, license applicants, foster/adoptive parents) who provide care or have unsupervised access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities; they would be subject to background checks, fingerprinting, disclosures, and potential eligibility actions.
• State agencies and licensed facilities (Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Safety, child placing agencies, licensed child/adult care facilities) that administer checks, transmit reports, issue suitability determinations, and handle reversals.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a system to transmit criminal history reports from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Human Resources via an FBI-certified channeler, and to provide reports containing disqualifying crimes to applicants.
• Clarifies which Department of Human Resources employees must undergo background checks and removes certain background information requests to the Department of Education for individuals already checked.
• Permits permissive prosecution for applicants who provide false information and outlines penalties for intentional falsification of information on background check materials.
• Creates reversal procedures for suitability determinations with defined waiting periods (10 years for felony, 5 years for misdemeanor) and requires demonstration of rehabilitation, with factors used to judge suitability.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses