SB 342 IN

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Requires a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to consider using a more comprehensive expanded criminal history background check for employment. Repeals current law concerning a school corporation or charter school's employment of, or contracting with, certain individuals, and establishes a new section that: (1) prohibits a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school from employing or contracting with specified individuals; (2) after June 30, 2023, allows a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to employ or contract with certain other individuals with a majority vote of the school board, or the equivalent for a charter school, or with a notification of the appointing authority. Specifies that "misconduct" includes certain specified acts. Requires a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school that receives a reference request from another school to disclose specified incidents to the requesting school. Makes conforming changes.

• Aaron Freeman Republican · author
• Jack Sandlin · author
• Robert Behning Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 12, 2023 Authored by Senator Freeman · upper
2. Jan 12, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
3. Jan 26, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
4. Jan 30, 2023 Senator Sandlin added as second author · upper
5. Feb 2, 2023 Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
6. Feb 2, 2023 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
7. Feb 6, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
8. Feb 6, 2023 House sponsor: Representative Behning · upper
9. Feb 7, 2023 Referred to the House · upper
10. Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
11. Mar 13, 2023 Representative Cash B added as cosponsor · lower
12. Mar 23, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
13. Mar 27, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
14. Mar 30, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 331: yeas 90, nays 0 · lower
15. Mar 31, 2023 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
16. Apr 6, 2023 Motion to concur filed · upper
17. Apr 10, 2023 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 355: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
18. Apr 13, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
19. Apr 21, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
20. Apr 26, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
21. May 1, 2023 Public Law 110 · upper
22. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 11, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 12, 2023 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 26, 2023 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Feb 2, 2023 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Mar 23, 2023 · PDF