| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives Loftis, N. Jackson, Ward, and Kidwell (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Judiciary 2, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, |
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| 11 | | - | Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | February 24, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H162 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative Loftis. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH30078 -LM-44* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT PROVIDING THAT COUNTIES AND CITIES SHALL REQUIRE CRIMINAL 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IF THE 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | POSITION BEING FILLED REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | CHILDREN IN ANY CAPACITY. 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 153A-94.2 reads as rewritten: 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | "§ 153A-94.2. Criminal history record checks of employees permitted. 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | (a) The board of commissioners may adopt or provide for rules and regulations or 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | ordinances concerning a requirement that any applicant for employment be subject to a criminal 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | State Bureau of Investigation in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.25 [G.S. 143B-1209.26]. 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | G.S. 143B-1209.26. The local or regional public employer may consider the results of these 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions. 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if the position being 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | filled requires an applicant for employment to work with children in any capacity, the board of 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | commissioners shall require the applicant be subject to a criminal history record check conducted 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | by the State Bureau of Investigation in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26." 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 160A-164.2 reads as rewritten: 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | "§ 160A-164.2. Criminal history record check of employees permitted. 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | (a) The council may adopt or provide for rules and regulations or ordinances concerning 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | a requirement that any applicant for employment be subject to a criminal history record check of 22 |
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| 36 | 35 | | State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of 23 |
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| 37 | 36 | | Investigation in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.25 [G.S. 143B-1209.26]. G.S. 143B-1209.26. 24 |
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| 38 | 37 | | The city may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions. 25 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if the position being 26 |
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| 40 | 39 | | filled requires an applicant for employment to work with children in any capacity, the council 27 |
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| 41 | 40 | | shall require the applicant be subject to a criminal history record check conducted by the State 28 |
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| 42 | 41 | | Bureau of Investigation in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26." 29 |
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| 43 | 42 | | SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to applications 30 |
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| 44 | 43 | | for employment on or after that date. 31 |
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