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2007 SESSION

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HB 1707 School boards; contractor to provide certification that employees have not been convicted of felony.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Local school boards; contractors.  Provides that as a condition of awarding a contract for the provision of services that require the contractor or his employees to have direct contact with students on school property during regular school hours, the school board must require the contractor to provide certification that all employees who will have direct contact with students have not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving the sexual molestation or physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child.  The bill also provides that the requirement be waived in emergency situations when it is reasonably anticipated that the contractor or his employees will have no direct contact with students.  This bill is identical to SB 1346 (Newman).

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Data on convictions of certain crimes; public school contract employees.  Requires school boards to obtain certification, from a contractor or employee of a contractor, that (i) he has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving the sexual molestation or physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; and (ii) whether he has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving actual or threatened harm to any person, or of any offense listed in subsection G of §16.1-260, as a condition of awarding a contract for services requiring direct unsupervised contact with students. The bill also provides that the requirement be waived in emergency situations where it is reasonably anticipated that the contractor or his employees will have no direct contact with students.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Data on convictions of certain crimes; public school contract employees.  Requires school boards to obtain certification, from a contractor or employee of a contractor, that (i) he has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving the sexual molestation or physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; and (ii) whether he has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving actual or threatened harm to any person or property, or of any offense listed in subsection G of §16.1-260, prior to awarding a contract for services requiring direct unsupervised contact with students. The bill also provides that the requirement be waived in emergency situations where it is reasonably anticipated that the contractor or his employees will have no direct contact with students.