HB403 Summary

• Expands criminal background check requirements to include any adult working in child care institutions, group homes, maternity centers, or transitional living facilities, in addition to existing requirements for child and adult care facilities.

• Requires employers and licensing entities to obtain written consent, submit two complete sets of fingerprints, and pay fees to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency within five business days of employment or license application.

• Establishes suitability disqualification criteria including convictions for violent offenses, sex crimes, crimes involving injury or maltreatment of children or elderly persons, crimes against children, controlled substance distribution, and crimes listed in the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act.

• Mandates termination or denial of employment, licensure, or approval for individuals deemed unsuitable based on criminal history; allows provisional employment pending suitability determination.

• Makes intentional falsification of criminal history statements a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,000 fine and one year imprisonment; becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.