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HB0175

Volunteer Background Checks in K-12 Schools

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In one sentence

The bill allows school districts to request fingerprints from volunteers who regularly interact with or have unsupervised access to students, enabling the district to obtain criminal history records for these individuals.

What it does

  • Allows school districts to ask volunteers for their fingerprints if they want to know about any past crimes the volunteer might have committed.
  • Gives school boards permission to pay for fingerprinting services when requesting criminal history records from volunteers.

Who it affects

  • Volunteers who work in K-12 public schools and have regular contact with or unsupervised access to students.
  • School districts that hire volunteers for roles involving interaction with minors.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in its current session.
  • Details about how the background checks will be conducted and what information can be shared are not specified.

Plain language

Terms to know

Fingerprinting
The process of taking a person's fingerprints, which can be used to check their criminal history.
Criminal History Record Information
Information about someone’s past crimes that is kept by the government and can be checked through fingerprinting.

Official record

Sources

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Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 6:04 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The sponsor states he is bringing the bill to ensure the safety of children in schools by requiring background checks for volunteers with regular contact or unsupervised access to minors.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:12:56 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02024-02-21 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

David E NorthrupH25Jerry A ObermuellerH56Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Ken CloustonR · H32Landon BrownR · H09Lane AllredH21Martha LawleyR · H27Ocean AndrewR · H46Ryan BergerH49
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 61-0-1-0-02024-02-15 · House61 yes 0 no
Yes
61
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 61

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen SlagleH02Andrew ByronR · H22Art WashutR · H36Barry CragoR · H40Ben HornokH42Bill AllemandR · H58Bob DavisR · H47Bob NicholasR · H07Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Clark D StithH48Clifford M JenningsH30Cody WylieR · H39Cyrus WesternH51Dalton BanksR · H26Dan ZwonitzerH43Daniel SinghR · H61Dave L ZwonitzerH08David E NorthrupH25Donald E Burkhart JrH15Ember OakleyH55Forrest ChadwickH62J.T. LarsonR · H17Jared OlsenR · H11Jeanette WardH57Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Jerry A ObermuellerH56John BearR · H31John C EklundH10John WinterR · H28Jon ConradH19Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Ken ChestekD · H13Ken CloustonR · H32Ken PendergraftR · H29Kevin O'HearnH59Landon BrownR · H09Lane AllredH21Liz StorerD · H23Lloyd LarsenR · H54Martha LawleyR · H27Mike YinD · H16Ocean AndrewR · H46Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Ryan BergerH49Sandy NewsomeH24Sarah PennH33Scott HeinerR · H18Scott SmithR · H05Steve HarshmanR · H37Tamara TrujilloH44Thomas J WaltersH38Tomi StrockR · H06Tony LockeR · H35Tony NiemiecH60Trey SherwoodD · H14William D HendersonH41

Excused 1

Abby AngelosR · H03

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H COW:H Did not consider for COWHouse
  2. H Placed on General FileHouse
  3. H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  4. H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 61-0-1-0-0House
  5. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  6. Bill Number AssignedLSO