Revision: April 7, 2021, 2:25 p.m.
Sen. Watters, Dist 4
April 7, 2021
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06/04
Floor Amendment to HB 432
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 4 with the following:
5 New Paragraph; Chartered Public Schools; Establishment; Criminal Records Background Check. Amend RSA 194-B:3 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. The founders and trustees of the chartered public school shall submit to the department of education a criminal history records release form, as provided by the division of state police, which authorizes the division of state police to conduct a criminal history records check through its state records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to release a report of the applicant's criminal history record information, including confidential criminal history record information, to the background check coordinator of the department under RSA 21-N:8-a, I-a.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2021-1116s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill adds human trafficking to the offenses that prevent a person from being hired by a school administrative unit, school district, chartered public school, or public academy. The bill also requires the department of education to conduct criminal history records checks on the founders and trustees of chartered public schools.