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CS/HB 249: Level 2 Background Screenings

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Hawkins ; Killebrew ; Leek ; Maney ; Rizo ; Snyder ; Tant

Level 2 Background Screenings; Revises provisions related to level 2 background screenings & the Care Provider Screening Clearinghouse; adds disqualifying offenses to screening requirements; revises reporting & rescreening timeframes; expands agencies & entities which may utilize Criminal Justice Information Program; requires program to develop method for identifying or verifying individual; requires specified entities to initiate criminal history checks through FDLE or clearinghouse by specified date. APPROPRIATION: $12,400,000

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/18/2023	House	• Filed
  1/25/2023	House	• Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  3/6/2023	House	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  3/7/2023	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/8/2023	House	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (Amended)
  3/9/2023	House	• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  4/6/2023	House	• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  4/10/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
  4/12/2023	House	• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  4/13/2023	House	• Original reference removed: Judiciary Committee • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Now in Appropriations Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  5/2/2023	House	• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 676 (Ch. 2023-220)

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• CS/HB 249, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/12/2023 at 5:42 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 676 (er)	Level 2 Background Screenings	Grall	Similar	Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-220

  Citations - Statutes (9)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  435.02	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  435.04	Level 2 screening standards.	Page 4 (pdf)
  435.12	Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.	Page 9 (pdf)
  943.0438	Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities.	Page 14 (pdf)
  943.05	Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime reports.	Page 16 (pdf)
  943.0542	Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities.	Page 19 (pdf)
  1012.315	Screening standards.	Page 22 (pdf)
  1012.467	Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements.	Page 28 (pdf)
  1012.56	Educator certification requirements.	Page 29 (pdf)

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• HB 249, Original Filed Version Posted 1/18/2023 at 12:51 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/19/2023 (pdf) Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 676	Background Screenings	Grall	Similar	Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-220

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  386081 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Trabulsy	4/7/2023 4:36 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/10/2023	PDF
  477337 - Amendment to Amendment (386081) Remove lines 308-386 of the amendment and insert:	Trabulsy	4/10/2023 12:24 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/10/2023	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (8)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  435.02	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  435.04	Level 2 screening standards.	Page 3 (pdf)
  435.12	Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.	Page 8 (pdf)
  943.0438	Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities.	Page 12 (pdf)
  943.05	Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime reports.	Page 14 (pdf)
  943.0542	Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities.	Page 16 (pdf)
  1012.315	Screening standards.	Page 18 (pdf)
  1012.467	Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements.	Page 24 (pdf)

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