Relating to background checks for employees and students of certain facilities, providers, programs, and agencies

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2020
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2020
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   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2020
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   Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 24, 202050–0
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   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 2020
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   Done: To the GovernorJune 1, 2020
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2020

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to background record checks for employees and students of certain facilities, providers, programs, and agencies. The bill provides that in addition to background record checks being performed by the department of public safety and the department of human services, an entity may have a third-party vendor conduct a preliminary background check pending completion of the required record checks. The bill makes conforming changes throughout the Code to allow for the preliminary record checks requirements for entities including hospitals and health care facilities, providers of in-home services including homemaker-home health aides and home care aides, and other providers of in-home services, adult day services, hospices, home and community-based services waiver providers, elder group homes, assisted living programs, certified nurse aide training programs, and nursing programs.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 13, 2020 (as SSB 3179). On February 17, 2020 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Jeff Edler R
• Sen. Craig Johnson REmail
• Sen. Liz Mathis D

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