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SB 1208 Background checks; requirement for employees, etc. that work for children's residential facilities.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Background check required; children's residential facilities. Strengthens criminal background check requirements for employees, volunteers, and providers of contractual services to children's residential facilities. Requires Departments to obtain the results of the background check before allowing an applicant to work with children. Adds numerous statutory offenses, including abduction, carjacking, threats, stalking, use of a machine gun, child pornography, incest, and felony drug possession, to the list of crimes that preclude employment at children's residential facilities. Additional offenses parallel those identified as "barrier crimes" in § 63.2-1719. Permits a children's residential facility to hire applicants with a misdemeanor conviction for assault and battery, provided 10 years have elapsed and the offense did not occur in the context of former employment or volunteer work. Prohibits state children's residential facilities from hiring employees or accepting volunteers who have a founded case of child abuse or neglect. The new requirements only apply to persons who did not work or volunteer at the facility prior to July 1, 2007.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071718116 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1208ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071718116
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/02/07 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/07/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/07 House: Read first time
- 02/07/07 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/13/07 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 House: Read second time
- 02/15/07 House: Read third time
- 02/15/07 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/07 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1208ER)
- 03/01/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)