Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 1300

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Background

Title

Description: Child care service; prohibit employment with if convicted of certain crimes.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 02/23 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary B
2 03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Moore

Additional Authors: Barnett, Chism, Ellington, Fillingane, Formby, Gunn, Janus, Martinson, Nicholson, Rotenberry, Snowden, Staples, Turner, Zuber

Code Sections: A 043-0015-0006, A 043-0020-0008

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTIONS 43-15-301 THROUGH 43-15-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITH ANY EMPLOYER THAT CONDUCTS A CHILD CARE SERVICE TO SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS, WHICH THE EMPLOYER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO CHECK THE APPLICANT'S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS; TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS THAT CONDUCT A CHILD CARE SERVICE FROM EMPLOYING OR PERMITTING TO VOLUNTEER ANY APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONIES OR MISDEMEANORS; TO ALLOW EMPLOYERS THAT CONDUCT A CHILD CARE SERVICE TO EMPLOY OR PERMIT TO VOLUNTEER APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS IF A MINIMUM TIME HAS EXPIRED FROM THE TIME OF DISCHARGE FROM THE SENTENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY A CHILD CARE SERVICE PROVIDER MAY NOT OWN OR OPERATE A CHILD CARE SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR ANY APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OF THE PROHIBITED OFFENSES TO KNOWINGLY UNDERTAKE EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF ANY TYPE INVOLVING THE CARE, INSTRUCTION OR GUIDANCE OF MINORS; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR ANY APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OF THE PROHIBITED OFFENSES TO KNOWINGLY PROVIDE INFORMATION OF THE CONVICTION WHEN APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF ANY TYPE INVOLVING THE CARE, INSTRUCTION OR GUIDANCE OF MINORS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-15-6 AND 43-20-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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