HB4316 Summary

• Requires schools to notify parents/guardians of students when an employee, agent, or contractor is alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct, with notification provided as soon as feasible after the school becomes aware of the allegation.

• Creates mandatory employment history review procedures requiring applicants for positions involving direct contact with children to disclose prior sexual misconduct allegations, employment separations related to sexual misconduct, and license suspensions related to sexual misconduct.

• Prohibits schools from entering into agreements that suppress information about sexual misconduct investigations or allegations, or that prevent reporting suspected sexual misconduct to authorities.

• Establishes that employers must provide employment history information within 20 days of request and grants immunity to employers who share findings of sexual misconduct with other employers in good faith.

• Amends the Personnel Record Review Act to clarify that the 4-year limitation on releasing disciplinary records does not apply when sharing information about sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, or sexual misconduct incidents.