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IN SB0064
Bill
AI Summary
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Public libraries are added to the definition of "qualified entities" authorized to request national criminal history background checks under Indiana Code 10-13.
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Public libraries must conduct background checks on persons who perform, present, or lead workshops for children under 14 years of age, with the check completed before the event occurs.
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Public libraries are exempt from background check requirements for employees or volunteers whose work does not involve contact with children.
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Background checks are not required if the same individual was checked by any public library within the previous 365 days, provided results are retained or shared directly or through a secure electronic gateway.
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Effective date is July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Criminal background check. Includes public libraries in the definition of "qualified entities" for purposes of criminal background checks. Requires qualified entities to conduct a background check under certain circumstances. Provides that a public library: (1) is not required to conduct a background check on employees or volunteers whose scope of work does not include contact with children; and (2) is required to perform a background check on a person who conducts a performance, presentation, or workshop for children less than 14 years of age. Specifies that a public library is not required to conduct a background check on an individual if the library or another library has conducted a background check within the previous year and certain other conditions are met.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
3/4/2019