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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 184
BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CRIMINAL/BUREAU CRIML ID: Authorizes certain nonprofit organizations to obtain
criminal history record and identification files for applicants seeking to serve in
certain programs
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 15:587(H), relative to criminal background checks; to authorize the Volunteer2
Louisiana Commission and the recipient of any AmeriCorps funds administered by3
the Volunteer Louisiana Commission to obtain criminal history record and4
identification files for certain applicants; to provide for the procedure by which such5
information is obtained; to provide for the cost of obtaining such information; to6
provide relative to the confidentiality of such information; and to provide for related7
matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 15:587(H) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 10
ยง587. Duty to provide information; processing fees; Louisiana Bureau of Criminal11
Identification and Information12
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H.(1) The Volunteer Louisiana Commission and the recipient of any federal14
AmeriCorps funds administered by the Volunteer Louisiana Commission shall be15
entitled to the criminal history record and identification files maintained by the16
bureau for any applicant seeking to serve in a program that receives assistance under17
the national service laws to determine whether the applicant meets the eligibility18 HLS 13RS-808 ORIGINAL
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requirements set forth in the Serve America Act, Public Law 111-13, and any1
associated federal regulations.2
(2) In addition to the information provided for in Paragraph (1) of this3
Subsection, the Volunteer Louisiana Commission shall be entitled to any national4
criminal history information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for5
any applicant seeking to serve in a program that receives assistance under the6
national service laws.7
(3)(a) Upon receiving a written request, which shall include fingerprint cards8
or other identifying information for the applicant and a consent form signed by the9
applicant authorizing the criminal background check, the bureau shall survey its10
criminal history records and identification files.11
(b) If requested by the Volunteer Louisiana Commission pursuant to12
Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the bureau shall make a simultaneous request of the13
Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.14
(4) The bureau shall present the requested information promptly and in15
writing to the requesting entity and shall charge the requesting entity the cost of16
providing such information pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.17
(5) The requesting entity shall maintain the confidentiality of the information18
received in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.19
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Honore HB No. 184
Abstract: Authorizes the Volunteer La. Commission and the recipient of any AmeriCorps
funds administered by the Volunteer La. Commission to obtain criminal history
record and identification files for any applicant seeking to serve in a program
receiving assistance under the national service laws.
Present law authorizes certain entities to request and obtain, and requires the Bureau of
Criminal Identification and Information to provide, criminal history record and identification
files for persons seeking employment, licensing, or seeking to volunteer with those entities.
Proposed law retains present law and authorizes the Volunteer La. Commission and the
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to obtain the criminal history record and identification files maintained by the bureau for any
applicant seeking to serve in a program that receives assistance under the national service
laws.
Proposed law also authorizes the Volunteer La. Commission to obtain national criminal
history information maintained by the FBI and requires the bureau to make a simultaneous
request for such information from the FBI when requested to do so by the Volunteer La.
Commission.
Proposed law further provides for the procedure by which such information is requested and
obtained by the entity and requires the requesting entity to maintain the confidentiality of
the information in accordance with federal and state laws.
(Adds R.S. 15:587(H))