Establishes central registry for background checks of youth serving organization employees and volunteers.
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Overview
This bill establishes a central registry to track background checks for employees and volunteers of youth-serving organizations in New Jersey. The registry, overseen by the Department of Law and Public Safety, will collect and disseminate information from criminal history record checks. Youth serving organizations must register with the registry and pay a fee to participate, and the registry will request criminal background checks from the State Bureau of Identification on behalf of these organizations. The bill also clarifies definitions and outlines disqualification criteria for employment based on criminal history.
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James Beach
M. Ruiz
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