MS SB2684

Requires persons convicted of sex offenses employed in positions with direct, private, and unsupervised contact with minors to notify their employer or contractor of their sex offender status.

Mandates employers make reasonable attempts to notify parents or guardians of minors who will have direct, private, and unsupervised contact with the sex offender employee or contractor.

Provides good faith immunity for employers who make notifications to parents or guardians, or who fail to make such notifications, protecting them from civil or criminal liability.

Excludes employers whose employees have only incidental or casual contact with children, and does not authorize employment of sex offenders in positions prohibited by law.

Amends volunteer requirements to align with employer notification standards, requiring organizations to make reasonable attempts to notify parents or guardians of minors if a registered sex offender is accepted as a volunteer; effective July 1, 2018.