BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1707: Background checks/higher edu

Requiring fingerprint-based background checks on some employees of institutions of higher education.

Summary

$ Requires fingerprint based criminal history checks for conviction records on new employees of institutions of higher education who will have unsupervised contact with minors.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1707), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to criminal history records check of prospective employees of institutions of higher education;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 1707 (2019–20) Disabled veterans/lic plates · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1707 (2017–18) WSPRS salary definition · Did not pass · died in committee
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HB 1707 (2013–14) Taxation of large airplanes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1707 (2011–12) Local homeless housing · Did not pass · died in committee