Summary of SB 1177

• Amends section 46-141, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to criminal record information checks for employees and contractors working with juveniles or vulnerable adults.

• Requires personnel employed by licensees or contractors providing services to juveniles or vulnerable adults to obtain a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 or apply within seven working days of employment.

• Allows contracts or licenses to be immediately canceled or terminated if an employee does not possess a fingerprint clearance card, is denied issuance of one, or certifies to conviction or pending trial on specified criminal offenses listed in sections 41-1758.07(B) and (C).

• Requires affected personnel to certify under oath whether they have been convicted of or are awaiting trial on criminal offenses, and whether they have committed acts of sexual abuse, exploitation, or child abuse.

• Establishes exemptions for volunteers under direct visual supervision and allows volunteers serving vulnerable adults without such supervision to undergo state and federal criminal records checks instead of obtaining fingerprint clearance cards.