Aaron Freeman
- Republican
- Senator
- District 32
Author
Provides that a policy adopted by a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school with at least one employee addressing expanded criminal history checks or expanded child protection index checks (background checks) must prohibit the hiring of, continuing the employment of, contracting with, or continuing to contract with a person who has been convicted of an offense requiring license revocation, unless the conviction has been reversed, vacated, or set aside on appeal. (Current law provides that such a policy addressing background checks must prohibit the hiring of a person who has been convicted of an offense requiring license revocation, unless the conviction has been reversed, vacated, or set aside on appeal.) Provides that: (1) a school corporation; (2) a charter school; or (3) an entity: (A) with which a school corporation contracts for services; and (B) that has employees who are likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the employees' employment; shall consider whether information obtained from the background checks concerning an individual's conviction for certain offenses constitutes grounds to not employ, not contract with, or to terminate the employment of or contract with the individual. Provides that, in the event that an entity obtains information that an individual employed by the entity who works at a particular school corporation or charter school has been convicted of certain offenses, the entity shall immediately notify the school corporation or charter school of the employee's conviction. Makes changes to the list of offenses for which the department of education shall permanently revoke a teacher's license. Makes conforming changes.
Public Law 125
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 344: yeas 50, nays 0
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 353: yeas 95, nays 0
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
House advisors appointed: Thompson, Ziemke, Klinker and Pfaff
Senate advisors appointed: Crider, Ford J.D. and Bohacek
Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Yoder
House conferees appointed: Young J and Smith V
Motion to dissent filed
Senate dissented from House amendments
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 293: yeas 93, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 48, nays 0
House sponsor: Representative Young J
Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
Senator Houchin added as coauthor
Senator Bohacek added as second author
Senator Houchin removed as second author
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Crider added as third author
Senator Houchin added as second author
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Authored by Senator Freeman
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| Fiscal Note: SB0115.05.ENRH.FN001 |
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