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House File 681 - EnrolledAn Actpermitting qualified entities to request national
criminal history checks of certain covered individuals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 692C.1 National criminal history
record checks — persons providing child care, elder care, and
care for individuals with disabilities.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Covered individual” means an individual who has, seeks
to have, or may have access to children, the elderly, or
individuals with disabilities served by a qualified entity and
who is employed by volunteers with, or seeks to volunteer with
a qualified entity; or owns or operates or seeks to own or
operate, a qualified entity.
b. “Department” means the department of public safety.
c. “Qualified entity” means a business or organization,
whether public, private, for-profit, nonprofit, or voluntary,
that provides care or care placement services, including a
business or organization that licenses or certifies others to
provide care or care placement services.
2. A qualified entity may request a national criminal
history record check by the federal bureau of investigation on
covered individuals through the department of public safety.
3. The qualified entity shall submit fingerprints and
other identifying information to the division of criminal
investigation of the department on a form and in a manner as
prescribed by the department. The department shall submit the
information through the state criminal history repository to
the federal bureau of investigation.
4. The department may use authority conferred under the
National Child Protection Act, as codified in 34 U.S.C. §40104,
in conducting national criminal history record checks on
covered individuals.
5. The department may require a qualified entity to pay a
fee associated with a national criminal history record check.
The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of the national
criminal history record check.
6. The results of national criminal history record checks
are a confidential record under section 22.7.
-1- 7. The department shall adopt rules as necessary for the
administration of this section pursuant to chapter 17A.
______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 681, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.______________________________
CARMINE BOALChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2019______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorhb/lh
criminal history checks of certain covered individuals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 692C.1 National criminal history
record checks — persons providing child care, elder care, and
care for individuals with disabilities.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Covered individual” means an individual who has, seeks
to have, or may have access to children, the elderly, or
individuals with disabilities served by a qualified entity and
who is employed by volunteers with, or seeks to volunteer with
a qualified entity; or owns or operates or seeks to own or
operate, a qualified entity.
b. “Department” means the department of public safety.
c. “Qualified entity” means a business or organization,
whether public, private, for-profit, nonprofit, or voluntary,
that provides care or care placement services, including a
business or organization that licenses or certifies others to
provide care or care placement services.
2. A qualified entity may request a national criminal
history record check by the federal bureau of investigation on
covered individuals through the department of public safety.
3. The qualified entity shall submit fingerprints and
other identifying information to the division of criminal
investigation of the department on a form and in a manner as
prescribed by the department. The department shall submit the
information through the state criminal history repository to
the federal bureau of investigation.
4. The department may use authority conferred under the
National Child Protection Act, as codified in 34 U.S.C. §40104,
in conducting national criminal history record checks on
covered individuals.
5. The department may require a qualified entity to pay a
fee associated with a national criminal history record check.
The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of the national
criminal history record check.
6. The results of national criminal history record checks
are a confidential record under section 22.7.
-1- 7. The department shall adopt rules as necessary for the
administration of this section pursuant to chapter 17A.
______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 681, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.______________________________
CARMINE BOALChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2019______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorhb/lh