Chapter 234
2011 -- H 5222 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/09/11
A N A C T
RELATING TO
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Introduced
By: Representatives Carnevale, Williams, DeSimone,
Date Introduced: February 03, 2011
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 40-13.2 of the General Laws entitled
"Certification of Child Care
and Youth Serving Agency Workers" is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following section:
40-13.2-5.2.
Criminal records check—Employees of the department of children,
youth and families. – (a) Any person seeking employment with the
department of children,
youth and families shall apply to the bureau of criminal
identification (BCI), department of
attorney general, state police, or local police department
where the applicant resides, for a
national and state criminal records check. The check shall
conform to the applicable federal
standards including the taking of fingerprints to identify the
applicant. The director shall
determine by rule those items of information appearing on a
criminal records check which
constitute disqualifying information because the information
would indicate that employment
could endanger the health or welfare of a child or children
and would be inconsistent with the
purpose and intent of the department of children, youth and
families.
(b)
The department of attorney general, the state police or the local police
department
shall forward the results of the nationwide and state
criminal record checks, including the nature
of any criminal record, on the individual to the
individual and to the department of children,
youth and families. Upon the discovery of any disqualifying
information with respect to an
applicant, the department of children, youth and families shall
inform the applicant of the
disqualifying information.
(c)
The cost of criminal record checks required by this section for individuals who
are not
currently employed by the State of
cost of criminal records checks required by this section
for individuals who are currently
employed by the State of
youth and families.
(d) Any individual
required to submit to a criminal background check, state and/or
federal, under subsection (a) above who has submitted to a
criminal background check conducted
within the previous six (6) months in accordance with section
14-1-34 and/or section 15-7-11
and/or sections 40-13.2-2, 40-13.2-4, 40-13.2-5, and/or
section 40-13.2-9, shall be exempt from
an additional check but shall request the department of
attorney general, the state police or the
local police department which conducted the check forward
the results, including the nature of
the criminal record, to the department of children, youth
and families.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC00344/SUB A/2
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