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Committee approves change letting local waiver holders avoid five-year re‑presentation if no break in employment or new offenses occur

2350418 · February 17, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 228 allows local school boards’ background-check waivers for classified (non-licensed) employees to remain in effect for the duration of continuous employment unless the employee has a break in service or incurs an additional disqualifying conviction; the committee advanced the bill after departmental clarification.

Senator Kim Hammer presented SB 228, a proposal from the Bryant School District that would change how local school board waivers of disqualifying background-check findings apply to classified employees.

Under current practice, the transcript shows, certain waivers require periodic review by the local school board; SB 228 would allow a waiver granted by a board to remain valid for the duration of the employee’s continuous employment with that…

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