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Bill to allow alternative background checks for shelter and supportive housing staff laid over
Summary
Representative Zalen Zalenslakar introduced House File 18‑31 and an A1 amendment that would allow specified supportive housing and emergency shelter programs to use alternative, authorized background check vendors or local law enforcement checks in lieu of the DHS fingerprint‑based study. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and laid the bill over for further work.
Representative Zalen Zalenslakar introduced House File 18‑31 and an A1 amendment that would allow specified supportive housing and emergency shelter programs to use alternative, authorized background check vendors or local law enforcement checks in lieu of the DHS fingerprint‑based study. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and laid the bill over for further work.
Proponents, including Christina Jacobson, director of equity and human resources at Simpson Housing Services, and Marcus Schmidt, executive director at Hearth Connection, told the…
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