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OK SB2080
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires school districts to conduct felony record searches on prospective employees through the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation or State Board of Education.
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Removes authorization for districts to conduct optional state or name-based record searches; all searches must be based on fingerprints for national background checks.
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Requires school districts to report to the State Department of Education any dismissal, nonreemployment, or resignation of teachers under investigation for sex offenses subject to the Sex Offenders Registration Act.
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Directs the State Department of Education to maintain a confidential, searchable database of teacher dismissal and sex offense reports accessible to district superintendents and hiring authorities.
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Becomes effective July 1, 2010, with an emergency clause for immediate effect upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Schools; requiring school districts to conduct felony record search on prospective employees; requiring State Department of Education to make certain dismissal information available to districts. Effective date. Emergency.
Education - Common
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education
2/2/2010