CT HB05400

Expands criminal background check and employment screening requirements for school personnel to include governing councils of charter schools, interdistrict magnet school operators, and contractors, effective July 1, 2016.

Requires boards of education and charter school operators to conduct employment history reviews with previous employers and request information about applicants' history of abuse, neglect, or sexual misconduct allegations before hiring anyone with direct student contact.

Creates new criminal penalties for threatening in educational settings: threats made with intent to evacuate a preschool, school, or higher education institution are elevated to Class C felony (previously Class D felony for general threatening in first degree).

Authorizes the Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant absolute pardons to individuals convicted of school-related threatening offenses committed before age 18 if at least three years have passed and other conditions are met.

Allows courts to strike a minor's name from summary process (eviction) complaint records and remove it from publicly available judicial branch websites to protect minors' privacy.