SD HB1003

Requires all persons over 18 hired by accredited schools to undergo fingerprint-based criminal background checks through the Division of Criminal Investigation and FBI before starting work, with temporary employment permitted pending results

Exempts officials, judges, and referees hired for school-sponsored public events from background check requirements

Allows background check results to transfer between accredited schools for employees working at multiple schools, valid for up to 5 years, with written employee authorization

Prohibits employment of anyone convicted of violent crimes, sex offenses, or narcotics trafficking; permits schools to refuse employment for crimes of moral turpitude

Grandfathers employees continuously employed by the same accredited school since July 1, 2000, exempting them from background check requirements