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S1477.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
PRIVATE SCHOOL - EMPLOYEES - Amends existing law to require that any person
who owns, operates or is employed by a private school for educational
purposes for children four through six years of age or a private
kindergarten shall comply with the criminal history checks as required for
basic day care licenses.
02/18 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES--Andreason, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Danielson,
Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Walton,
Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Boatright, Frasure, Riggs
Floor Sponsor - McLaughlin
Title apvd - to House
03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 38-30-2
AYES -- Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel, Chase, Cheirrett, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Gagner, Gould, Hansen(23), Hansen(29),
Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Mader, Marley, Meyer,
Montgomery, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ringo, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd,
Smith, Smylie, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Trail, Zimmermann
NAYS -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Callister, Campbell,
Clark, Crow, Field(20), Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hornbeck, Kendell,
Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, McKague, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle,
Pearce, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood
Absent and excused -- Pischner, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31 Sp signed
04/03 To Governor
04/04 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 191
Effective: 07/01/00
S1477
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1477
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS AND THE BASIC DAY CARE LICENSE; AMENDING
3 SECTION 39-1105, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON WHO OWNS, OPERATES
4 OR IS EMPLOYED BY A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR CHILDREN
5 FOUR THROUGH SIX YEARS OF AGE OR A PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN SHALL COMPLY WITH
6 THE CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC DAY CARE LICENSURE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 39-1105, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 39-1105. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS. (1) The department shall obtain a
11 criminal history check on the owners, operators and employees of a day care
12 center who have direct contact with children, and on all volunteers and other
13 individuals twelve (12) years of age or older who have unsupervised direct
14 contact with children in a day care center. The criminal history check shall
15 include the following for all persons subject to the provisions of this sec-
16 tion who are eighteen (18) years of age or older:
17 (la) Statewide criminal identification bureau;
18 (2b) Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) criminal history;
19 (3c) National crime information center; and
20 (4d) Statewide child abuse register.
21 (2) Criminal history checks on those persons under eighteen (18) years of
22 age shall include a check of the juvenile justice records of adjudications of
23 the magistrate division of the district court, county probation services and
24 department of health and welfare records as authorized by the minor and his
25 parent or guardian.
26 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 39-1103, Idaho Code, which
27 provide for exemption from the provisions of this chapter, any person who
28 owns, operates or is employed by a private school for educational purposes for
29 children four (4) through six (6) years of age or a private kindergarten shall
30 comply with the provisions of this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10135
The safety of our children should be the highest priority for the state. Sexual child
abuse is one of the fastest- growing crimes in the nation. The Idaho Code as
currently written for day care could allow providers and employees of some
schools for preschool-aged children to be exempt from background checks. This
legislation addresses that concern and requires operators of a private kindergarten
or preschool for children over 4 years of age to have a background check.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no cost to state government. The cost of the background check
would be paid by either the employer or employee.
Contact
Name: Senator Marguerite McLaughlin
Phone: 332-1357
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1477