Honore (HB 184) Act No. 4
Existing 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.
New law retains existing law and authorizes the Volunteer La. Commission and the recipient
of any federal AmeriCorps funds administered by the Volunteer La. Commission 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.
New 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.
New 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.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Adds R.S. 15:587(H))