3.0.0 3378 2020-02-10T17:02:02Z 2020-02-10T17:02:02Z Senate S S 2008-07-31 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T18:58:47Z 2008-07-31 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N Education Bus drivers Child safety Child sexual abuse Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Drunk driving Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Employee selection Ex-offenders Families Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Recruiting of employees School buses School personnel School security Secondary education Sex offenders Student transportation Teacher supply and demand Teachers Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works Violence Education 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-28T21:41:56Z Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008 - Requires states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) obtain an FBI background check on individuals prior to offering them employment as school employees; and (2) if the check identifies them as sexual predators, report their application to local law enforcement.

Prohibits states or LEAs from hiring individuals as: (1) school employees if they have been convicted of a crime of violence or other felony; or (2) school bus drivers if they have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a serious moving violation.

Withholds funds available to states for planning and administration and to LEAs as subgrants under part A of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, if they violate such prohibitions or fail to take such actions.

]]> Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008 Display Title Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3378is/xml/BILLS-110s3378is.xml 2008-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.