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House approves higher education background-check bill after sponsor says Board of Regents will set policy
Summary
First substitute House Bill 196 would require criminal background checks for certain positions at public institutions of higher education; sponsors say the Board of Regents would make policy and universities would keep records in confidential personnel files. The House passed the bill 72–0 with three absent.
First substitute House Bill 196, which would require criminal background checks for specified positions at Utah’s public institutions of higher education, passed the House on a 72–0 vote and will be forwarded to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative Menlove told the House the bill targets sensitive positions — for example dorm workers and employees with direct access to students — and that the…
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