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SCS/SB 40 - Under this act, school districts shall ensure that a state criminal history background check consisting of open records is conducted on any person who is 18 years old or older who is not counted in the school district's average daily attendance when such person requests enrollment in a course that will take place on school property at a time when K-12 students are present. Such background check shall be processed through the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the person seeking admission shall pay the fees for such background checks as provided in current law. A person found to have been convicted of a crime or offense for which a certificate of license to teach would be revoked or not issued shall be prohibited from enrolling in the course. This provision is identical to SB 691 (2022), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 2151 (2022), and a provision in SCS/HB 2623 (2022) and similar to SCS/SB 136 (2021), HB 1483 (2020), and HCS/HB 836 (2019). Under this act, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall require all employees, contractors, owners, and volunteers of marijuana facilities to submit fingerprints to the Highway Patrol for a state and federal criminal background check. The Highway Patrol shall notify the Department of any criminal history record information or lack thereof discovered on the individual. All such records shall be accessible and available to the Department. This provision is identical to SB 464 (2023). Finally, this act modifies provisions of current law relating to background checks of individuals in connection with licensed residential care facilities and licensed child placing agencies. Current law requires officers, managers, and support staff to undergo background checks and this act repeals that provision. This act requires the background check to include a state background check and repeals the requirement to check the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Offender Registry. This provision is identical to HB 81 (2023), substantially similar to a provision in SCS/HB 2623 (2022) and SCS/HCS/HB 2376 (2022), and similar to a provision in HCS/SS#2/SB 823 (2022). SARAH HASKINS
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