Amendment SA1-SB363

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2003 SENATE BILL 363

February 24, 2004 - Offered by Senator Moore.

SB363-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB363-SA1,1,2 1. Page 3, line 8: substitute "(g)." for "(d) 2.".

SB363-SA1,1,3 2. Page 3, line 24: after that line insert:

SB363-SA1,1,10 "d. A notarized statement by a person legally authorized to act on behalf of the private school that a criminal background check of each person who will be employed as instructional staff by the private school when the school begins to participate in the program under this section was conducted within the immediately preceding 5 years or will be conducted before the school begins to participate, and will be conducted at least once every 5 years thereafter, using the procedure specified in par. (g).".

SB363-SA1,1,12 3. Page 4, line 3: delete lines 3 to 8 and substitute "criminal background checks as required in par. (g).".

SB363-SA1,2,2 4. Page 4, line 13: after "940.205," insert "or of an equivalent crime in another state, country, or United States jurisdiction,".

SB363-SA1,2,4 5. Page 4, line 14: after "stats.," insert "or of an equivalent crime in another state, country, or United States jurisdiction,".

SB363-SA1,2,5 6. Page 4, line 22: after that line insert:

SB363-SA1,2,6 " Section 7g. 119.23 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB363-SA1,2,16 119.23 (7) (g) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall conduct a criminal background check through the department of justice on each person employed by the private school as instructional staff when the person is initially employed and at least once every 5 years thereafter. If the person is a nonresident, the private school shall require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints, and shall submit the cards to the department of justice. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.".

SB363-SA1,2,17 7. Page 6, line 4: after that line insert:

SB363-SA1,2,22 "(2m) Within 120 days after the effective date of this subsection, a private school participating in the program under section 119.23 of the statutes shall conduct a criminal background check through the department of justice on each person employed as instructional staff by the private school using the procedure specified in section 119.23 (7) (g) of the statutes, as created by this act.".

SB363-SA1,3,2 8. Page 6, line 8: after "year," insert "except as provided in Section 10 of this act and".

SB363-SA1,3,3 (End)