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HB 1996 Criminal records checks for school board employees.

Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Criminal records checks for school board employees. Provides that the criminal records history obtained by school boards for applicants who are offered or who accept school board employment, whether on a temporary, permanent, or part- or full-time basis, address all felony and Class 1 misdemeanor convictions and equivalent offenses in other states. Currently, the records are searched for all felonies and any misdemeanors involving drugs, abuse or neglect of children, moral turpitude, obscenity offenses, and sexual assault. In addition, reports of all arrests of school employees, not just the currently enumerated serious crimes, will now be reported to school boards; these employees must then submit to fingerprinting and a criminal history records check, also expanded in this measure to include all felony and misdemeanor convictions. The information obtained through the records check of current employees is used for dismissal and suspension purposes; however, the criminal convictions warranting these disciplinary actions remain limited to specified serious crimes. Pursuant to § 22.1-296.1, applicants for school employment must currently certify they have not been convicted of a felony, crime of moral turpitude, or other specific crimes involving the abuse of a child.


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