Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances bill requiring fingerprint background checks for adults with unsupervised student contact
Summary
House Bill 745 would require fingerprint-based national criminal background checks for any person who may have unsupervised contact with public-school students, sponsor Rep. Eric Tillman told the committee.
Representative Eric Tillman introduced House Bill 745 to the Education Committee as a measure “to strengthen student safety” by requiring school districts to adopt and enforce a student protection policy that mandates fingerprint-based national criminal background checks for any person who may have unsupervised contact with students.
Susie Hedalen, superintendent for the Office of Public Instruction, testified in strong support and said many districts already require fingerprint checks but…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
