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ACT No. 4
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 184
BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE AND SENATOR BROOME
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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
requirements set forth in the Serve America Act, Public Law 111-13, and any19
associated federal regulations.20
(2) In addition to the information provided for in Paragraph (1) of this21
Subsection, the Volunteer Louisiana Commission shall be entitled to any national22
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any applicant seeking to serve in a program that receives assistance under the1
national service laws.2
(3)(a) Upon receiving a written request, which shall include fingerprint cards3
or other identifying information for the applicant and a consent form signed by the4
applicant authorizing the criminal background check, the bureau shall survey its5
criminal history records and identification files.6
(b) If requested by the Volunteer Louisiana Commission pursuant to7
Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the bureau shall make a simultaneous request of the8
Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.9
(4) The bureau shall present the requested information promptly and in10
writing to the requesting entity and shall charge the requesting entity the cost of11
providing such information pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.12
(5) The requesting entity shall maintain the confidentiality of the information13
received in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.14
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: