CURRENTLY, PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HIRED BEFORE 1998 ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK ON FILE. HOUSE BILL 190 CHANGES THE RULES AND WOULD REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK.
THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY THURSDAY, AND HEADS TO THE SENATE WHERE A SIMILAR BILL DIED LAST YEAR. IT’S ESTIMATED THAT IN 2015 THERE WERE OVER 8-THOUSAND PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WORKING WITHOUT HAVING A BACKGROUND CHECK ON FILE.
